for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”(Genesis 3:19) We begin Lent with the solemn reminder of the words of our Creator, “you are from dust and you are going to dust.” This reminder is not to make us feel worthless, but to remind us how transient …
Tag: Psalm
Feb 01
Kingdom Time and Our Problems
How long, O Lord? -Psalm 13:1 The Psalmist in Psalm 13, repeatedly cries out, “How long…?” Our patience and God’s time rarely coincide. When it comes to personal tragedy, time is always at a premium. In Mark’s Gospel time is noted for us in times of tragedy or trial. This keeps …
Oct 20
Let everything that breaths praise the lord! Praise the Lord!
2 Samuel 5:1-5; 6:1-5; Psalm 150 The week’s text confronts us in the emotional morass that seems to be all around us. With the savagery and now vicious war that we are witnessing on the TV, with the protests and demonstrations by those that seem not to be persuaded by facts, and the …
Sep 21
Jacob’s Crisis of Faith
Genesis 32 Genesis 32 is one of those chapters that I would enjoy having a four-week long discussion group take up. This is a very revealing passage on how each of us can struggle in our spiritual life. The story of Jacob includes miracles and visions. He saw the stairway between heaven and earth, he …
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