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Today’s whisper came along in the first psalm reading from today’s lectionary ( Psalm 131, 132, [133];Num. 23:11-26; Rom. 8:1-11; Matt. 22:1-14), suggesting something about authorship and knowing who is behind the words – these, or THE WORD, or anything else. Here’s the … Continue reading
Just stop already!
Sometimes, I want Paul to stop – stop rambling – stop inserting into his letters contextual particularities and examples that distract from what the Spirit is saying about God, salvation, faith, judgment. Maybe it was the lawyer in him that … Continue reading
Psalm 112, Theology, Happiness…and well, all the rest
This is a HOW TO psalm – HOW TO BE, in this case, HAPPY. The theological basis of this psalm is revealed in the opening verse: Praise the Lord! Happy are those who… As I was taught, Psalm 112 articulates … Continue reading
Breathing Room
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
He has taken us from the rich harvest we were reaping to satisfy his lust for vengeance
He is twisting that which is holy into something dark and purposeless. He is a Champion of Darkness. – Captain Starbuck to the crew of the Pequod What does vengeance look like? I recently watched the 1956 Gregory Peck version … Continue reading
The Word and the World…
So, this is what I opened up the Word with this morning – very first reading of the day… Psalm 50:1-2 The mighty one, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its … Continue reading
Chaos, Righteousness and God’s continued faith in me
A colleague gave me this image a while back: Chaos organizes around righteousness. And he offered up the image of dear ‘ol Pig Pen following after his buddies, dust ball of ‘chaos’ always right there at his foot. As each … Continue reading
Reflection on Psalm 52: We are NOT what others understand of us; How Scripture is oft God’s mirror as oft as it light
I didn’t get far into to today’s lectionary readings before again being paused in the Psalter. I prayed before reading for a more open heart – a broader lens, if you will, and less focus on my immediate situation. Then … Continue reading
Psalm 102:11-12 I wither away like grass. 12 But you, O LORD, are enthroned forever; and Entropy?
After listening to Sean Carroll’s TED talk on the origins and humankind – listening because I have a natural curiosity about what scientists CAN tell us about God’s created universe, I encounter at the start of the morning propers, Psalm … Continue reading
We seek and are sought. It is in our DNA…ah, the GOD gene.
Psalm 90:1-2 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Reading Psalm 90 this … Continue reading
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