Category: Life Notes

Life Notes—December 29, 2011 “He has made everything suitable for its time; moreover he has put a sense of past and future into their minds, yet they cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.  I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy … Continue reading Rebirth

Life Notes—December 22, 2011 “For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”  Isaiah 9:6  Every year is the same.  Well before Thanksgiving I vow to begin my Christmas shopping early and to … Continue reading Where’s the Peace?

Life Notes—December 15, 2011 “And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.’”  Luke 1:46-48a When I was in college I worked at a nursery in Topeka.  The nursery was located near the I-70 exit one … Continue reading The Favor of God

Life Notes—December 8, 2011 “The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the … Continue reading Proclamations of the Past

Life Notes—December 1, 2011“Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take … Continue reading Accepting Our Role

Life Notes—November 24, 2011 “The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.  Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.  And God is able to … Continue reading A Season of Receiving

Life Notes—November 17, 2011 “Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, ‘The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; therefore do whatever they teach you and follow it, but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach.  They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, … Continue reading Humble Greatness

Life Notes—November 10, 2011 “…therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.  He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a sword flaming and turning to guard the way to the … Continue reading Creation Revisited, Part 5

Life Notes—November 3, 2011 “And the Lord God commanded the man, ‘You may freely eat of every tree in the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die.’”  Genesis 2:16-17 The past few weeks we’ve … Continue reading Creation Revisited, Part 4