So recently again I came across an article that decried Christian conservatives and their hateful attitudes. It seems like everywhere you traverse the internet, biblical values are under attack. Not that Christians and churches shouldn’t be called out. As painful as it is, we need to be held accountable. And rigorously so. But according to God’s standards, not according to […]
Dear TwoThousandTwentyFour I stare hard at your door and wonder What will you be like? Maybe tonight I’m on edge more than in the past because I remember the last presidential election. Would it be okay to play ostrich for a year? Not see or hear news? Or how about you let me sleep oblivious to peep or tweet to […]
Where do you find your heart this Christmas? When Simeon encountered the eight-day-old Jesus in the temple, he prophesied that “the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed” (Luke 2:34-35). From the very beginning, the Christ child exposed a moral divide. Some believed right away, like Mary when Gabriel visited her. Others doubted, some felt threatened, some seemed to slip […]
“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you” (John 14:26). I struggle to trust God with my prodigal children. Lately, however, the Holy Spirit has been strengthening my faith. For example, he highlighted Luke 18:1. “Then Jesus told […]
. . . give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. (Psalm 86:11b) I’ve always admired Joshua and Caleb who followed the Lord “wholeheartedly.” They maintained an unshakeable confidence in God even as all their peers gave way to fear. Because of their rebellion, the Israelite adults rescued out of Egypt never saw the promised land, but […]
I have written before about having inherited the absent-minded-professor gene. I’m not the only one in our extended family. Among other mishaps, my nephew lost his wedding ring two months after the wedding and locked himself out of his car the day of his white coat ceremony at medical school. We blame my dad for passing on this unfortunate DNA. […]
. . . your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him! (Matthew 6:8) When Mom asked me to take her to a dear friend’s memorial service (I’ll call her Janie), I groaned inwardly. Spending time with people I didn’t know and would never meet again was not my idea of how to spend a glorious summer […]
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:8-9) Do you ever find yourself hiding from God? I’ve noticed this in myself. It’s like a reflex. […]
But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him (II Corinthians 2:14). The drooping cream-colored rose with the magenta edges that sat on my windowsill astonished me. How could it still smell so good when it looked so bad? This got me thinking […]
“And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased” (Hebrews 13:16). Reflect: I’ll never forget the time an acquaintance of mine approached after church bearing a small present for me. The gift was “just because,” she said, as I was not having a birthday nor was there any other occasion. […]
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