A Middle-Eastern Hue There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28 Being born white in the central part of the United States, it is no surprise I was raised with a … Continue reading A Middle-Eastern Hue
Category: meditation
The Face of Compassion
The Face of Compassion When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” John 5:6 To paraphrase Fr. Richard Rohr from a number of his writings, “God is found where the suffering is.” Nowhere is that more … Continue reading The Face of Compassion
A Human Face
A Human Face No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known. John 1:18 There is a significant difference in the faces of God presented in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. In the Old Testament, God is … Continue reading A Human Face
Gods I Do Not Believe In
Gods I Do Not Believe In Fools think their own way is right... Proverbs 12:15a When joining the First United Methodist Church in Lawrence, Kansas, shortly after getting married, my wife and I attended an orientation class with the Senior Pastor, Virgil Brady. He explained that United Methodists believe and worship in many different ways. … Continue reading Gods I Do Not Believe In
A Listening God
A Listening God Then the Lord appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer…If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their … Continue reading A Listening God
A God of Vengeance
A God of Vengeance O Lord, you God of vengeance, you God of vengeance, shine forth! Psalm 94:1 A jealous and avenging God is the Lord, the Lord is avenging and wrathful; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and rages against his enemies. Nahum 1:2 There was a distinct face of vengeance put upon … Continue reading A God of Vengeance
A Merciful God
A Merciful God Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Psalm 51:1-2 If there were a Golden Boy in the Bible – the high school jock blessed with athletic ability, … Continue reading A Merciful God
A Militant God
A Militant God Then Israel made a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will indeed give this people into our hands, then we will utterly destroy their towns.” The Lord listened to the voice of Israel, and handed over the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their towns. Numbers 21:2-3 There is … Continue reading A Militant God
The Timeless One
The Timeless One Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. You turn us back to dust, and say, “Turn back, you mortals.” For a thousand years in your sight … Continue reading The Timeless One
The Trump Conundrum
The Trump Conundrum Political commentary is not my forte. I have no need or desire to write in favor or against President Donald Trump, any more than I did for his predecessors. Rather, for those of us who believe the world we see outside ourselves is a reflection of the world within, Donald Trump provides … Continue reading The Trump Conundrum
Contemplating Grace 