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It’s all good: identifying the clutter of ‘shoulds’
164 Seven times a day do I praise you, * because of your righteous judgments. The image that came to mind at this verse from this morning’s psalm, (Psalm 119 in praise of the Law), was a scene from a … Continue reading
Chin to Nose: Hints to help me see the whole picture and to hear what the Spirit is saying
You will probably have come across examples of pictographic ambiguity before, where a single drawing has more than one ‘image’ contained within it, depending on how you look at it. This picture, My wife and my mother-in-law is a particularly good … Continue reading
Micro focus fine but I find Jesus most often in the pano view
Luke 6:6 On another sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. 7The scribes and the Pharisees watched him to see whether he would cure on the sabbath, so that they … Continue reading
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Tagged BIBLE, broad place, context, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, lectionary readings, scripture, worship
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Family as Metaphor for God, the Gospel and Politics
Psalm 83:15 Drive them with your tempest * and terrify them with your storm; 16 Cover their faces with shame, O Lord, * that they may seek your Name. 17 Let them be disgraced and terrified for ever; * let them … Continue reading
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Tagged context, Father, God, lectionary readings, praise, Psalm, self-righteous, WORD
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My/Your/His/Her Story for God’s Glory
John 12:10So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death as well, 11since it was on account of him that many of the Jews were deserting and were believing in Jesus. My eyes lifted at this line in today’s … Continue reading
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Tagged God, Jesus, journey, lectionary readings, pause button, scripture
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What matters is not who baptizes you but into whom are you baptized
Paul* went on also to Derbe and to Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer; but his father was a Greek. 2He was well spoken of by the believers* … Continue reading
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Tagged BAPTISM, Book of Common Prayer, church, context, God, Jesus, lectionary readings, pause button, worship
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Have you had a “Rhoda” moment?
Acts12:12 As soon as he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many had gathered and were praying. 13When he knocked at the outer gate, a maid named Rhoda … Continue reading
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Tagged church, Faith, God, hear, Holy Spirit, lectionary readings, Lord, praise, pray
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Wake up calls from Jesus
Matthew 26:41Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial;* the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.’ I think this admonition from a grieving Jesus to his friends who fell asleep while he … Continue reading
No blue? Perceiving is believing
14 But how are they to call on one in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in one of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone to proclaim him? 15And how … Continue reading
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Tagged context, eyes, Faith, God, Gospel, hear, Holy Spirit, lectionary readings, scripture, see, Spirit, WORD
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Getting unstuck, changing the tire and moving into the open place
If I had ever had the discipline of memorizing scripture this would be a verse from today’s Psalm 18 that I would like to have mastered. It would lie in the top tray of my scriptural tool box where I … Continue reading
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Tagged eyes, God, Holy Spirit, lectionary readings, Lord, self-righteous, the broad place, Ugh
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