Reading: Acts 13:26-34 Reflection: This Sunday our scripture calls us into an even deeper commitment to follow Jesus. What the Old Testament called blessings and curses – for either obeying or disobeying God – are better understood in terms of consequences in the light of Jesus’ message. Sometimes we may be tempted to view God’sContinue reading “Facing Our Own Brokenness”
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Life in a Time of Death
Reading: Judges 3:7-11 Reflection: The Book of Judges can be tough to read. There is a lot of violence, and even the judges are often a confusing mix of good and bad. If we take today’s reading literally, then God caused God’s people to be conquered by an enemy nation, and then raised up aContinue reading “Life in a Time of Death”
Praying the Beatitudes
The Beatitudes are the radical new order of blessedness initiated by the new covenant signed in the blood of Jesus. They are not the Scriptural equivalent of your mama’s admonition to “be sweet.” They outline the new way of the kingdom that Jesus said we should seek above all else (Matthew 6:33). It is aContinue reading “Praying the Beatitudes”
A 27 Year Old’s Note Before Dying
Before leaving this world, dying 27-year-old Holly Butcher gave the rest of us some powerful advice in her ‘Note Before I Die.’ We all know death is inevitable. And yet, we don’t expect it to come so early for many of us. Holly Butcher from New South Wales in Australia certainly falls into the categoryContinue reading “A 27 Year Old’s Note Before Dying”
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ASSIGN TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD
People who want to assign to the kingdom of Goda place outside the actual history of the whole human race – as if it were being prepared in a few converts only – ought surely to find a new and broader vision through the mighty language God speaks in… View Post
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Saying No: A Simpler Life
Saying No: A Simpler Life
Intentional Faith 