When life is quiet, the streets are safe, and we can freely go to church (or not), death is a little more removed. And so is heaven and our need for it. What, then, is our prize? What is our...
Tag: Micah 6
Prayers
What Does the Lord Require? :: Prayers of the People
Last week's lectionary brought us both the Beatitudes and Micah 6:6-8. Since I preached on the Beatitudes, I chose to pray Micah 6 (my prayer based on the Beatitudes is here). As someone said in Bible study last week:...
Advent 2014
Advent Reflections: Found Out
This is the third in a series of reflections on Matthew 1:16-25. …she was found to be with child. – Matthew 1:18 We don’t know how Mary was “found out.” Luke’s Gospel doesn’t help us either because there are no...
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Who is Your Neighbor?
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. – Micah 6:8 (NIV) Last Friday, I attended...
