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Joshua 1:9 Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
I find this passage of Matthew very hard to rightly unpack. As I read it, I realize I am distracted, not by what Jesus is teaching but by the way it is reported. I hear the scribe behind the scenes. … Continue reading
Three years ago on Pentecost Sunday I was being prayed for and over for a real live touch by the Holy Spirit. I attended worship that Sunday in the church where my formative years as a believer were spent; the … Continue reading
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Joshua 1:9 Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
I once heard from a head master of a high school that the pursuit of knowledge – learning for learning’s sake was not enough…that listening and discernment were key to the westernized ideal that ‘knowledge is power.’ He went on … Continue reading
That’s what Jesus is saying in the final parable (Mt 7:22-28) of the Sermon on the Mount – which began, mind you, two chapters before and with the Beatitudes. Take me – Jesus – son of our Creator, Abba Father, … Continue reading
The psalm reading today (Psalm 119:97-120) was not a good way to kick off a morning. For me, Psalm 119 is especially trying with its seeming idol-worship of the Law overall, though I know the Spirit can reach and teach … Continue reading
…or “Hear then the parable of the sower.” Jesus spends a lot of time teaching the disciples the difference between those who hear and understand and those who hear and think they understand. And as Jesus unpacks the parable of … Continue reading
Matthew 13:17 17 Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it. Have you ever longed for something? … Continue reading
Matthew 6:22 I beg to differ. The eye is the LENS of the body. Our eyes enable us to see, focus, distinguish. Light comes to us through our eyes. Lamp vs Lens. Both And? Is there a difference? If so, … Continue reading
Matthew 6:34 ¶ “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today. A worrier I am not and never have been. And because I don’t tend toward worry or … Continue reading