Category: Life Notes

Life Notes—April 5, 2012 “Why do you look for the living among the dead?  He is not here, but has risen.”   Luke 24:5b The church I grew up in served communion every Sunday.  There was barely a sip of grape juice in tiny glasses held secure in silver serving trays.  The blood of Christ spilled … Continue reading Rise Up!

Life Notes—March 29, 2012 “Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches they had cut in the fields.  Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”  Mark 11:8-9 “All of them condemned him as … Continue reading Palms and Passion

Life Notes—March 22, 2012 “He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.  For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and … Continue reading No Pain, No Gain

Life Notes—March 15, 2012 “Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty.  The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.’”   John 4:13-14 … Continue reading Living Water

Life Notes—March 8, 2012“Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted.  When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, ‘Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.’  So they gathered them … Continue reading Making Much of Little

Life Notes—March 1, 2012“Just because something isn’t true, that’s no reason you can’t believe in it.  Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a (person) needs to believe in the most: that people are basically good; that honor, courage and virtue mean everything; that money and power mean nothing; … Continue reading Searching For Truth

Life Notes—February 23, 2012 “I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation, as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, … Continue reading Plato’s Cave

Life Notes—February 16, 2012 “Are any among you suffering? They should pray.  Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise.  Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord.  The prayer of faith … Continue reading Sin and Suffering

Life Notes—February 9, 2012 “A leper came to him begging him, and kneeling he said to him, ‘If you choose, you can make me clean.’  Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, ‘I do choose.  Be made clean!’  Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made … Continue reading The Leper and the Church-lady