by Chris Mabey | Feb 12, 2026 | Devotional
(based on Psalm 19) Show me your God, I asked.Open your fingers, he replied, and letthe rich soil crumble,the cascading seas tumble,the meandering breeze fumblethrough them,and you are feelingthe texture of God’s handiwork.Open your ears and letthe sounds of the day...
by Chris Mabey | Feb 5, 2026 | Devotional
There is no heartache without a home, no decision without a door; no destiny without discipline, no worship without awe. There is no courtyard without secrets, no window without a view, no smoke without fire of a story that is not true. There is no reward without...
by Chris Mabey | Sep 25, 2025 | Devotional
Living by the natural order of another, truer world We have had the poetic insights of David, the propitious prophecies of Isaiah and the dazzling dreams of Daniel. Now, Jesus radically redefines kingdom: a place not defended by armies and patrolled by border guards,...
by Chris Mabey | Sep 18, 2025 | Devotional
The Son of Man meets the Ancient of Days A century or so on and Isaiah’s prophecies must have seemed like a distant dream: Jerusalem had been toppled and the people of God are in Babylonian exile. Daniel, at the time of King Belshazzar, has an apocalyptic dream. A...
by Chris Mabey | Sep 11, 2025 | Devotional
Three centuries on from the time of David, God’s chosen people continue to be besieged, and their earthly kingdom is divided between Israel in the north and Judah in the south. In calling his people back to God, the prophecies of Isaiah are peppered with descriptions...