Life Notes—October 4, 2012 “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 There are several old wisdom tales from various traditions that make reference to … Continue reading A Finger Pointing at the Moon
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Specifically Vague
Life Notes—September 26, 2012 “Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Matthew 7:13-14 Politicians and writers … Continue reading Specifically Vague
A Harvest of Righteousness
Life Notes—September 20, 2012 “For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. And a harvest of righteousness is … Continue reading A Harvest of Righteousness
Sticks and Stones
Life Notes—September 13, 2012 “How great a forest is set ablaze by a small fire! And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets on fire the cycle of nature, and is itself set on fire by hell. For every … Continue reading Sticks and Stones
Creation Up Close
Life Notes—September 6, 2012 “For he knows how we were made; he remembers that we are dust.” Psalm 103:14 I do not consider myself a hoarder of emails. My goal in Inbox Maintenance is to read an email and then quickly do something with it: respond, forward, file or delete. My personal email account has … Continue reading Creation Up Close
And Be Thankful
Life Notes—August 30, 2012 “As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other, just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything … Continue reading And Be Thankful
Inspired, not Dictated
Life Notes—August 23, 2012 “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 In school there were subjects where I took notes like I was taking dictation, striving … Continue reading Inspired, not Dictated
Powerful and Effective
Life Notes—August 16, 2012 “The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.” … Continue reading Powerful and Effective
Truth in Love
Life Notes—August 9, 2012 “We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming. But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the … Continue reading Truth in Love
The Root of the Matter
Life Notes—August 2, 2012 “Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days like the phoenix; my roots spread out to the waters, with the dew all night on my branches; my glory was fresh with me, and my bow ever new in my hand.’” Job 29:18-20 Our hanging … Continue reading The Root of the Matter
Contemplating Grace 