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October 3, 2021
Yearning is defined as “longing” for something. Some dictionaries add that it’s “persistent”, some describe it as “often melancholy”, some add “especially for something you cannot have”.
September 25, 2021
God’s teachings are so often done via metaphor, and the harvest is a rich one.
September 12, 2021
“What could go wrong?” You would never say that, right? Are you really sure? Because we humans do it a lot, even if not in those exact words. In fact if we voiced the words we might do better, because there is always something that can go wrong, and we know it.
August 25, 2021
The fifth stanza of The Battle Hymn of the Republic, which is not always sung, contains these words: "In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me." These words of Julia Howe may have been inspired by the first few verses of Hebrews 1. How can the “glory” in Christ’s bosom transfigure us?
August 20, 2021
There have always been disasters, and there always will be until God’s Kingdom wipes away every tear. This week we are seeing yet another, the earthquake in Haiti.
August 16, 2021
Disappointment and discouragement do happen, they are part of the universal lot of human beings... but what we do with those feelings is important.
August 5, 2021
Our naturally prideful spirit needs to be humbled, in recognition that it’s only by God’s phenomenal grace that we have hope.
July 31, 2021
Christ’s sacrifice was not to appease God. It isn’t God who needs to change, it’s us. Nor was Jesus accepting punishment instead of us, in order to balance out the guilt we’ve piled up.
July 22, 2021
Like all of the parables, the “parable of the sower”, is very pictorial, which makes it memorable. But it’s not just a nice story. There are serious lessons here, and the Lord fully intended that we do some thinking about what kind of soil we are.
July 19, 2021
I don’t know about you, but “refreshing” sounds great, and I’d like some! And in particular this refreshing.
July 5, 2021
There are numerous spiritual lessons to be gained from the book of Esther. To my mind, the central one is what Mordecai says to his cousin and foster daughter, when the looming crisis comes to light...