when we try to hem God in…
so we toil faithfully in the garden, and we pray, and we hope never to knowingly try to hem God in… or quench the Spirit… or put Jesus in a box.
Category: Bible
“Pride” – the first of a seven-part series of weekly posts
I’m glad I’m a continuous work in progress. There is never any doubt that I have much to learn and that I stand eternally in need of grace and forgiveness and mercy.
The Meaning of Life
we share a concern when it comes to the tone of public discourse and the apparent absence of any kind of grounding in reason.
asking for a little wisdom…
So hear this wisdom today, and understand that what I’m saying is more sharable than the best joke, or meme, or funny story you will run into today:
Leadership = Beautiful Feet; Light; Sparkle; Good News!
Leadership is about shedding light and having beautiful feet!
wisdom that is gentle, peaceable, humble and without hypocrisy
The James passage describes wisdom as a gift. To me that rings true because I know the difference between the limitations of my own understanding and the insight and discernment that come into play when the Spirit of God is involved.
Mary and Joseph – just a girl, just a carpenter
Just a girl, just a carpenter. Nothing any more remarkable than faithfulness and trust. Nothing outside of what is possible when any one of us makes the transformational decision to follow Jesus.
Anticipation, joy, struggle, pain, overwhelm, and a mountain of love
The child, helpless in an animal trough, bringing to fruition all that has been possible yet hidden since Adam and Eve turned away from God and buried promise under pride and deception and arrogance and confusion.
When Christmas is Risky Business
“So go for it,” The Teacher declares, “knock yourself out! But understand you’re fooling yourself if you think any of it amounts to anything in the random, self-serving world we create for ourselves when God is not the central value in the equation.”
“Wisdom is a shelter” – Ecclesiastes
Life from day to day offers an ongoing opportunity to engage what is meaningful and to put everything else in its proper place.
