Relating, Creating, Transforming
Psalm 84:1-4; 10 Friends, what comes to mind when you hear the word refuge? What sorts of images fill your head? Feelings you have? Feel free to write them in the comments section. The Book of Psalms, Hebrew תְּהִלִּים or תהילים, or Tehillim (praises), is the first book of the Ketuvim [Writings), in the 3rd […]
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Psalm 85:1-8; 10 I want to begin with a question. How many of you feel that your definition of who God is comes mostly from: What your parents or family raised you to believe? Or: From the Bible? Or: From a church? Or: From a spiritual or enlightening experience? Or: From personal life experience? Perhaps […]
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Isaiah 40:4-8, Psalm 85: 8, 10, 11, 13 This time of year, a second candle is lit and people speak an elusive word: Peace. Unfortunately, I’m not sure we are all that honest about this word. Do we really believe in peace? I mean, it certainly doesn’t seem like we believe in it. Otherwise, we […]
Read MoreJohn 10:1-10 and Psalm 23 A SIDE NOTE: Not really sure why, but recently Rihanna’s song We Found Love has been in my head. I really don’t have any idea if her song has anything to do with what it makes me think about it. But I will just say that the phrase “We found […]
Read MoreMatthew 27:46: And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” God…where are you? God…are you on vacation? Did you take a break? God…where are you? This is the question posed in both Matthew and Mark’s Gospel telling of […]
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