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what a good wedding can teach about the kingdom of God…
The marriage feast is a lot like the kingdom of God. There is generosity, lavish celebration, wide open arms, welcome, faithfulness, commitment, renewal of hope, and promise for the future – all brought together in the context of extravagant love.
MoreWhat Counts is the Heart we Bring to the Stable
If there’s one consistent Advent theme for me, though, I believe it has to be light. I’m fascinated by the way light quite literally changes things.
Moreand morning light poured over the horizon…
“When God began to create the heavens and the earth— the earth was without shape or form, it was dark over the deep sea, and God’s wind swept over the waters— God said, ‘Let there be light.’ And so light appeared. God saw how good the light was…” – Genesis 1:1-4 My challenge with this post […]
Moresaturated with light, God’s breath
So I am praying for each and every person who reads this post today, praying that you also find yourselves saturated with light,
Morelove wins; bigotry destroys us
The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. – Isaiah 11:6 Rebekah and I are enjoying a serendipitous couple of days with our daughter Naomi, her husband Craig, and our wonderful grandchildren. It’s […]
Morewater, light, and snow – let your light so shine
Snow has no light of its own, of course, but every lumen of available light was reflected, bounced around, and redirected by the crystalline blanket of H2O. Water and light, two of the essentials to life.
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hope, and the beginning of Advent
Today I have a simple message for this space. The meme is the scripture I used in yesterday’s post (“When the message of Jesus gets loose”), pasted onto the photo I captured heading in to my Saturday morning men’s Bible study. The scripture is clear. Too many people live in darkness, and in the shadow of […]
Morecoffee rings on the word
COFFEE RINGS: I have just two short devotional observations this morning. Both are – I believe – important reminders as we engage yet another new day as people who intend to live like we mean it. First, as we finished breakfast and I walked Rebekah out to her car, I noticed my open Bible and coffee […]
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