Today I am thinking about the Assyrian Christians. At the beginning of the Syrian Crisis I listened on NPR to a woman’s testimony of life in the war zone. Her voice comes to my mind today, and I wonder if she is alive, if her children are alive, if she has survived. These words that […]
Archives for February 2015
Wednesdays In The Word: John 1:16-18 (grace upon grace)
“For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.” (John 1:16-18) GRACE UPON GRACE Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. From […]
Wednesdays In The Word: John 1: 15-18 (John’s testimony)
(John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one […]
Where Privilege Blinds, Love Sees
In a culture where “I was naked and you clothed me” means we donate used items to the Goodwill, where “I was hungry and you gave me food” means we offer a couple of bucks out the window to a panhandler, and where “I needed shelter and you took me in” only makes us cringe, […]
He Sang of The Ether
Then the lad went in without trembling, for he too was a hero’s son: but when he was within, he stopped in wonder to listen to that magic song. And there he saw the singer lying, upon bear-skins and fragrant boughs; Cheiron, the ancient centaur, the wisest of all the things beneath the sky. Down […]
Wednesdays In The Word: John 1:14 (show me your glory)
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14) (for previous posts on this verse see here and here and here)* GOD’S GLORY Matthew Henry wrote that when God became man, “the beams […]
Loving Our Quiet Children
The secret things belong to the LORD our God. Deuteronomy 29:29 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. Psalm 44:21 _______________________ _______________________ “It’s just an old ladder–probably put there by the cliff dwellers,” said Bess. Nancy did not agree. * As I moved about the house last night, turning […]
Fiery Gift
The first sermon I ever preached was on the infamous Love Chapter. Having worked myself into the position of Religious Vice President (it was a small school, these things happen), I was slated with the first Wednesday in February for the chapel devotional. Valentine’s Day being so close, the subject of love seemed appropriate. I was “then […]
Wednesdays In The Word: John 1:14 (God is the Same)
“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 I really want to promise to move on from this verse, but I think I’ve got another week or two in me at least. There’s […]
Nature Study–it’s for the parents, too
I love to be out of doors with my kids. I really do. For going on eleven years now, escaping the four walls of our home with its plethora of Things has been a mainstay of my sanity. I like to hike with my kids, I like to sit on rocks and feel sunlight with my kids, I like to […]