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Getting down to the heart of the matter…forgiveness?
The Old Testament readings from the lectionary the past few weeks began in the first chapter of Job and trots the reader through chapter by chapter like a world-class tennis match. Job on one side, friends on the other in the … Continue reading
Reality check – get a heart for the Lord, God
The Parable of the Rich Fool (Luke 12:13-21) 13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a judge or … Continue reading
Steadfast, relentless love
My son and I were working on a fix-it project the other day. The interest and capability to fix things around the house, in the car, all things mechanical or things that require assembly – well, that I inherited from my … Continue reading
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Tagged abba father, forgiveness, hear, Holy Spirit, lectionary readings, Psalm, scripture, WORD
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By Jesus’ light we see the forest through the trees
From the gospel reading today (John 3:1-21) 3 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; … Continue reading
…too afraid of his family….
Judges 6:27So Gideon took ten of his servants, and did as the Lord had told him; but because he was too afraid of his family and the townspeople to do it by day, he did it by night. The family and Gideon’s … Continue reading
God is my co-pilot
The readings this morning had me on all sorts of bunny trails and I am glad to see that readers will dip back into Judges for the conclusion of The Song of Deborah so that I may share some of … Continue reading
Hot Air
It’s Thursday, but I read Friday’s selections, so the reflection here is on Acts 2. The reading from the Book of Acts reports the Holy Spirit descending upon all the people in Jerusalem – Jews and Gentiles – transforming their divided tongues into … Continue reading
In our blood? I wonder…
One of the books I have been re-reading this summer is one that treats the study of cancer as a biography. This very bad thing, cancer, has a life of its own: it has a beginning somewhere; its existence impacts both … Continue reading
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Tagged GOD GENE, Holy Spirit, lectionary readings, mystery, pause button, WORD
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There’ll be days like this
This week’s lectionary readings begin in the Psalter with two more Davidic psalms (56, 57) which can – don’t have to – but can launch the day’s readings into the personal vs communal experience sphere. And given that I have resided there of … Continue reading
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