Scripture: Romans 8:6 To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. Thought for the Day: The 12th century Benedictine monk, Hildegard of Bingen, wrote the following words: “Holy Spirit, making life alive, moving in all things, root of all created being, cleansing the cosmos of every impurity, effacing guilt, anointing wounds. You are lustrous and
Scripture: Colossians 2:6-7 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. Thought for the Day: I bought some tomato and pepper plants this past spring, replanted them in a larger planter, and hoped that they would grow and produce. The results
Scripture: 2nd Corinthians 12: Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me, but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Thought for the Day: Brene Brown wrote the following: “Vulnerability is
Scripture: John 21:17 [Jesus] said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep…” Thought for the Day: I am currently attending a conference in San Diego,
Scripture: John 14:25-27 [Jesus said], “I have said these things to you while I am still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives.
Scripture: Act 10:42 [The resurrected Christ] commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead Thought for the Day: In the last two days, in three separate settings, I heard the word preach used. What caught me off guard was the context and purpose of its usage. In each case, the
Scripture: Luke 16:19-21 There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores. Thought for the Day: If you know the Gospel of
Scripture: Luke 14:23-24 Then the master said to the slave, “Go out into the roads and lanes, and compel people to come in, so that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those who were invited will taste my dinner.” Thought for the Day: I’m going to say something that isn’t very smart when it comes to pastoral job security, but here it goes:
Scripture: Luke 4:21 Then he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” Thought for the Day: A man picks up the morning paper and he begins to read it. Suddenly he realizes it is dated two months in the future. All the stories he is reading are in the future. He flips to the stock pages and is thrilled to discover
Scripture: 1st Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead… Thought for the Day: In an essay titled “Revitalizing Rural Communities: How Churches Can Help”, Dr. Fred Kirschenmann (professor of religion and philosophy at Iowa State University) writes: Vaclav Havel,