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Letting Go, New Land, Babylon Not
Lectionary Readings: AM Psalm 34; PM Psalm 33 Gen. 12:1-7; Heb. 11:1-12; John 6:35-42, 48-51 I find myself in a new land, lead here by His hand but for what purpose I am yet unclear. New to me. Foreign to me. A road not less … Continue reading
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Tagged abba father, broad place, Faith, journey, lectionary readings, letting go and letting god, love, scripture
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Who am I?
Lectionary Readings: AM Psalm 97, 98; Proverbs 8:22-30; John 13:20-35 PM: Psalm 145; Isaiah 44:1-8; 1 John 5:1-12 Victor Hugo’s epic novel, Les Miserables first published in 1862 quickly and deservedly became a must-read for any student of literature and … Continue reading
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Tagged abba father, both and, context, forgiveness, God, Holy Spirit, journey, lectionary readings, love, scripture, truth, WORD
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God’s place held (bound?) by the Holy Spirit only
_______________________________________________________________ Lectionary Readings: AM Psalm 18:1-20; PM Psalm 18:21-50 Isa. 2:12-22; 1 Thess. 3:1-13; Luke 20:27-40 Paused at those verses listed below from today’s advent scripture readings – most of which were familiar and in isolation breathe one thought into … Continue reading
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Tagged abba father, broad place, Jesus, lectionary readings, praise
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Ruth, Kenny Loggins and what loving relationship births in God’s time
Ruth and Naomi. What a story. All about relationship. Newly widowed Ruth is led by God to follow her mother-in-law, Naomi, to what is for Ruth a foreign land. Naomi returning to that same land also a widow and a … Continue reading
How Surely Gravity’s Law
Very often when I read Psalm 55 I am prompted to say to the psalmist, “Just stop already. Your prayers won’t be answered as long as you insist that God do it your way. Let go and let God, for … Continue reading
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Tagged abba father, both and, Faith, Holy Spirit, Psalm, self-righteous
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Old School, New School, Law and Grace, Both-And
I had a short conversation with a dear friend yesterday that stuck with me all day long and through a long drive in which I listened to an audiobook of Richard Rohr’s, thereby inviting him into the conversation going on in … Continue reading
I-thou and you
Today’s reading from the Gospel of Luke is a familiar one; Jesus is answering a lawyer’s query about what it takes to be saved, to secure eternal life – actually to ‘inherit’ eternal life. And Jesus instructs the questioner to … Continue reading
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
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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Tagged abba father, God, Gospel, letting go and letting god, praise
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Your Savior is definitely in the lineup!
This is the way I see Piraro’s panel today after reading from Acts Stephen’s time before the council and high priest to answer accusations that he spoke against Moses and the Law. The Detective is Stephen, the old woman the … Continue reading
