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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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O Lord my stronghold, my crag, and my haven
Been sort of stuck this past week in terms of being able to get up and out of my head and heart the Holy Spirit whispers that have come my way at the morning readings. I shouldn’t be stuck. I … Continue reading
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Tagged context, Holy Spirit, Jesus, lectionary readings, self-righteous, truth, Ugh, WORD, worship
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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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Bearing with one another in love
I spent yesterday afternoon with a friend who had been referred that morning by his physician to Hospice. Treatment is no longer an option for his condition. It was now time to make him comfortable – treat the symptoms of … Continue reading
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Tagged church, Holy Spirit, journey, lectionary readings, love, ministry, pray, time, WORD, worry
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We are what God has made us and Jesus is our way of life
Ephesians 2:10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life. Paul’s last line in today’s passage from his letter to the Ephesians would have … Continue reading
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Tagged God, Grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, lectionary readings, love, scripture, see, theology, WORD
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‘Thoughts and Prayers’, but mostly just prayers
In my email this morning I received great news from a friend who was diagnosed with an invasive cancer just a few months ago – a cancer of which she is now officially clear. A prayed for but unexpected outcome given … Continue reading
“Born-again” and small thinking in the loving hands of a very, very big God
The Holy Spirit paused me at so many points along the way in today’s readings. With each, I reflected out-loud in my scriptural journal, marveling at the questions and challenges put before me by God’s word. My first stop was … Continue reading
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Tagged broad place, hear, Holy Spirit, lectionary readings, mystery, praise, Psalm, psalter, scripture, WORD
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Hope, not expectation
John 7:40 When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, ‘This is really the prophet.’ 41Others said, ‘This is the Messiah.’* But some asked, ‘Surely the Messiah* does not come from Galilee, does he? 42Has not the scripture said … Continue reading
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Tagged church, ego, flesh, Holy Spirit, lectionary readings, letting go and letting god, Paradox, self, self-righteous, WORD
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