Often we study the bible in passages, or stories that are sectioned off by the editors. This sectioning is helpful to the reader, and helps to identify separate incidents and unify them in the readers’ minds. Sometimes, however, it is important to tie the separate incidents together. Such is the case in the gospel ofContinue reading “Compassion”
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Hope and Encouragement
I don’t know about you, but the key word for me in this passage is “patiently.” Sometimes I allow myself to become discouraged because I am not patient. The problem isn’t God, it’s me. God is faithful. God does fulfill his promises. Sometimes we just have to have faith and wait patiently for God’s time.Continue reading “Hope and Encouragement”
Hear the Crying
Hear the Crying Imagine if you will, Christmas day more than 2000 years ago in the town of Bethlehem. Jesus is born. Do you feel the crisp morning air? Do you smell the animals and the hay? Listen. Do you hear the newborn crying? Can you see Mary, seated on the floor of the stable,Continue reading “Hear the Crying”
Is There Room at the Inn?
Is There Room at the Inn? For several weeks I’ve busily prepared for the holidays. The house is decked out in Christmas finery: the tree is lit, garlands cover the stairway and windows, and angels and nativities adorn the tabletops. Holiday meals are cooked, and the pantry is stocked. Treats wait for children and grandchildrenContinue reading “Is There Room at the Inn?”
Christmas Decorations
I treasure this Christmas decoration for three main reasons: Here are some of the scriptures that each of these names was taken from. Vine: John 15: 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. Light: John 8: 12 “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the lightContinue reading “Christmas Decorations”
Food for Thought
“In our concern to do it right, we have forgotten how to respond spontaneously to an encounter with the Divine. We remain children, depending on someone else’s approval, in that most important core of our life, the spiritual. We don’t learn how to pray, only to say approved prayers. We sit at the dark edgesContinue reading “Food for Thought”
The Supremacy of the Son of God
Autumn is my favorite season. The glory of the changing leaves amazes me. The bright red, yellow, orange, pink, and rust of the changing leaves is a glory to see. Walking along nature’s paths, I hear the soft crunching of the leaves beneath my feet. Each step cushioned from the hardened earth. After a hot,Continue reading “The Supremacy of the Son of God”
After 9-11
I wrote this in 2001. It was my way of dealing with all the fear and negative emotions I was experiencing. It brought me peace. In light of recent violence and tragedies and in memory of 9-11, I’m sharing it today. I hope it brings you peace. After 9-11 Television reveals the horrors: smoking ruins,Continue reading “After 9-11”
Stand Strong
Father, teach us to be strong in our faith and to totally trust in you, your mighty power, and your amazing grace.
In a Crisis
Here’s your food for thought for today. Have a terrific Tuesday! “It’s one thing to go through a crisis grandly, yet quite another to go through every day glorifying God when there is no witness, no limelight, and no one paying even the remotest attention to us.” Oswald Chambers
Growing Our Faith Together 