People seem pretty worried about getting it right --
22/Jul/2010 22:32 Filed in: Inspiration
People seem pretty worried about getting it right -- the lawyer who tests Jesus, Martha demanding help, and this week we have the disciples asking Jesus, “Teach us to pray.” As Luke tells it, they’ve seen Jesus pray and they ask him to teach them how to do it. They want to get it right. And we have been bickering about correct wording ever since.
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I wonder if Martha’s house was clean when Jesus was teaching there.
15/Jul/2010 22:26 Filed in: Inspiration
Oh, how I recognized the words: “We've been very busy lately, and unfortunately the state of our house reflects that, or else we would have you over at our place. Looking forward to seeing you…” I’ve said them myself, embarrassingly often.
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Occasionally this summer, folks have mentioned missing church, for good reasons:
08/Jul/2010 09:21 Filed in: Inspiration
So I’m sitting here under the redwoods in sunny, cool northern California, thinking of you. A little bit of distance, a little bit of relaxation, and the mind wanders… Here’s an idea:
Occasionally this summer, folks have mentioned missing church, for good reasons: weekend trips take them out of town, or the bliss of a relaxed moment with good coffee and an engaging read is too inviting to abandon, or some such. People feel the loss of corporate worship. People feel guilty for missing Sunday worship. Read More...
Occasionally this summer, folks have mentioned missing church, for good reasons: weekend trips take them out of town, or the bliss of a relaxed moment with good coffee and an engaging read is too inviting to abandon, or some such. People feel the loss of corporate worship. People feel guilty for missing Sunday worship. Read More...
Naaman has control issues.
01/Jul/2010 22:16 Filed in: Inspiration
Naaman is a successful army commander of Aram, a powerful confederation of states that vied with Israel for control of the region in the first millennium before the Common Era. He has leprosy. And he has a servant girl from Israel who knows that God heals. Read More...