Recent Posts from Roots by the River

Conditions for Answered Prayer

One of my favorite chapters in the Bible is Isaiah 58. The first five verses are God telling the religious people why their prayers are not answered. “Shout [...]

Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted

“Just as there were many who were appalled at him—his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness” (Isaiah [...]

Overflow

“For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil [...]