Category Archives: Whispers

In today’s reading from Acts, Paul continues to plead his case for freedom in front of the emperor.  At one point, Agrippa says, “Are you so quickly persuading me to become a Christian?”  It wasn’t that long ago that I … Continue reading

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Pax from the Comics Page

Sometimes the morning gets away from me  – often after a restless night sleeping and a huge ‘to-do’ list ahead of me –  instead of turning to the Word (the lectionary) for my first thoughts, I find myself at the … Continue reading

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Whispers and Pictures from the Spirit…NOW

From Acts today, a sweet whisper reminding me to hang in there, looking to others to encourage and build me up through this continuing season of trial; to pause and not feel pressured to hear something that encourages others via … Continue reading

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No John Wooden, but a winning coach nonetheless

16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed to see that the city was full of idols. I have come to realize that I push back at many of Paul’s teachings to the church because I see … Continue reading

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Beyond our imagination, not His

Between the final chapter of Job and the reading from John’s Gospel, I see ever more clearly how only by losing all but our faith in Him and at the same time, His in us, do we live authentically and … Continue reading

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Barriers to entry

Last week I was commanded by the Holy Spirit to share a word with someone.  I knew through every fiber of my being that a book I was reading was speaking to me and to another but I knew not … Continue reading

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NOW…take stock of NOW to be able to glorify

54 Jesus therefore no longer walked about openly among the Jews, but went from there to a town called Ephraim in the region near the wilderness; and he remained there with the disciples.  John 11:45-54 The eternity of NOW and how … Continue reading

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A long-winded bunny trail begins at the intersection of Politics and Gospel

…with no real end in sight, today…. Last night I attended the first of eight lecture nights from a Speaker’s Series I have subscribed to for over a decade.  Featured were Vermont Governor and former Democratic Party Chair Howard Dean … Continue reading

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Commuting with God at the wheel

Like a weekday commuter leaving his driveway on a weekend who finds himself on the road leading to his office instead of the road to the grocery store he was sent out to,  I found myself in the Psalter this … Continue reading

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Psalter as Anchor, not Wings…why not both-and?

I am daunted that once again the psalm readings this morning are like an anchor rather than spirit-filled wings to which I look to the Word to send me into the day.   Instead, I am pulled down into my … Continue reading

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