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
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
What Now?
Life Notes—December 27, 2012 “But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12-13 Christmas is over. The Christ-child was born (again) … Continue reading What Now?
No Place at the Inn
Life Notes—December 20, 2012 “While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.” Luke 2:6-7 Not surprisingly, we romanticize the … Continue reading No Place at the Inn
Good News?
Life Notes—December 13, 2012 “John answered all of them by saying, ‘I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the throng of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to … Continue reading Good News?
Visions of Angels
Life Notes—December 6, 2012 “Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband, Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public … Continue reading Visions of Angels
Dreaming Large
Life Notes—November 29, 2012 “For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” Romans 8:24-25 This Sunday begins the church’s season of Advent—the four-week preparation for the … Continue reading Dreaming Large
Contemplating Grace 