The women were looking for the living among the dead and the disciples are just standing there looking at the sky. It takes an act of heaven (since we assume the two men in white robes are angels) to get...
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Unselfishness and Selflessness
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. – 1 Corinthians 13:13 (KJV) I just finished reading The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. These letters are from Screwtape, an experienced old demon,...
Enough
“Be still, and know that I am God!” – Psalm 46:10a (NRSV) I’ve often heard this verse at retreats, calling us to carve time out with God. While God invites us to this, here it is actually a command. The...
In Life and Death
Tree growing from a rock-hewn tomb in Bet-Shemesh Israel. What I loved about this was the reminder that Jesus brings life from death. Q. 1. What is your only comfort, in life and in death? A. That I belong—body and...
Suffering and Love
Heading back home after a week in Florida, we made an overnight stop in Nashville. The weather was beautiful this morning, so after a short run along the river, I grabbed my Bible and a cup of coffee to go...
Accountability or Judgment?
Our World Vision children: Mkhuleko, Mhlonipheni, and Nolikhwa I’m not aware of anything against me, but that doesn’t make me innocent, because the Lord is the one who judges me. – 1 Corinthians 4:4 (CEB) In 2012, I preached...
Consider the Lilies of the Field
This week does not seem as daunting as last week. Consistent with Jen, we have excluded foundational items and pajamas. When it comes to exercise clothes, however, we are treating them differently. During the course of a week, I may...
Psalm 310
Spring flowers in Capernaum Spring flowers in Capernaum Give thanks to the God of creation, God’s love endures forever. who brought order of out chaos, God’s love endures forever. and light to the darkness, God’s love endures forever. and color...
Encountering Sabbath
"People who keep Sabbath live all seven days differently." - Walter Brueggemann, Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now My first post on this blog was about Unexpected Sabbath. Specifically on how Sabbath comes in different and...
Thankful
"Light" and "Life" - on a building at Capernaum in Galilee The last two weeks, I was invited to lead worship at a wonderful little congregation in rural Wisconsin. When I met with the pastor to discuss these two weeks,...