ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGSDecember 22, 2020Scripture: Luke 1:66All who heard them pondered them and said, “What then will this child become?” For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him. Thought for the Day: Every parent has some unspoken dreams for their child. Will she win the Nobel Prize? Will he find a cure for cancer? Will she have an amazing singing voice that inspires millions? Will he become
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGSDecember 20, 2020Scripture: Acts 20:35In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Thought for the Day: I had never really thought of this passage in the context of the Christmas Season, yet the example Jesus has given
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGSDecember 19, 2020Scripture: Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Thought for the Day: I always laugh when I read this passage because it is too often read literally, and folks are trying to determine how the king
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGSDecember 18, 2020Scripture: Micah 5:2But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. Thought for the Day: Have you ever felt like you were doing some new thing that was in fact very old? The word radical, which
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGSDecember 17, 2020Scripture: Matthew 1:24When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took Mary as his wife… Thought for the Day: It is one thing to have a revelation and something very different to act upon it. I don’t care how clear it is in a dream, there is always that part of us that begins to second-guess it.
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGSDecember 15, 2020Scripture: Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. Thought for the Day: The human heart has forever noticed a longing, a deep spiritual yearning to draw close to the holy, the sacred, the divine. Many cultures throughout history have used different language to describe, not
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGSDecember 13, 2020Scripture: Proverbs 21:15When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous, but dismay to evildoers. Thought for the Day: I would have, if given the opportunity, expanded this Proverb just a bit. The author suggests that when justice is done, the righteous have joy. I’m sure they do, but I also believe those who were suffering under injustice also have joy when justice