Life Notes—January 31, 2013 “He humbled you by letting you hunger…in order to make you understand that one does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.” Deuteronomy 8:3 Recently I attended the funeral for the mother of a long-time friend. The minister recalled, factually, how … Continue reading Soul Food
Month: January 2013
A Plan Coming Together
Life Notes—January 24, 2013 “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 My son, Reid, loved Legos as a child. He loved putting them together, taking them apart, building them in new ways … Continue reading A Plan Coming Together
Seeking Immortality
Life Notes—January 17, 2013 “For all our days pass away under your wrath; our years come to an end like a sigh. The days of our life are seventy years, or perhaps eighty, if we are strong; even then their span is only toil and trouble; and they are soon gone, and we fly away.” … Continue reading Seeking Immortality
Nothingness Nowhere
Life Notes—January 10, 2013 “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.” Matthew 10:29-30 Earlier this week I … Continue reading Nothingness Nowhere
The Spiritual Cliff
Life Notes—January 3, 2013 “A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26 Much has been made in the past weeks of the ‘fiscal cliff,’ with warnings of … Continue reading The Spiritual Cliff
Contemplating Grace 