Scripture: Colossians 4:2-4 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. At the same time pray for us as well that God will open to us a door for the word, that we may declare the mystery of Christ, for which I am in prison, so that I may reveal it clearly, as I should. Thought for the Day: Today is Trinity Sunday (and Father’s Day),
Scripture: Psalm 25:22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all its troubles. Thought for the Day: The Bible’s original languages do not really have a word that we easily translate as luck, though another translation of the Bible renders the above verse as “God, give your people a break from this run of bad luck.” Yesterday was Friday the 13th, and for many superstitious people, it was a
Scripture: Psalm 92:1-3 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. Thought for the Day: Last week, the Seattle Symphony did something a bit out of the ordinary. The conductor,
Scripture: Galatians 6:16-18 As for those who will follow this rule—peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. From now on, let no one make trouble for me; for I carry the marks of Jesus branded on my body. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen. Thought for the Day: Have you ever had a
Scripture: Ephesians 4:31-32 Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. Thought for the Day: Maybe I’ve just been in the wrong places at the wrong time lately, but there appears to be a growing wave of unpleasant and hostile attitudes
Scripture: Colossians 1:15 (the Message) We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. Thought for the Day: After our Pentecost Services on Sunday, I had someone make a casual comment about my sermon that was also very insightful. He said, “We believe that we can know who God is because
Scripture: Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” Thought for the Day: The large crowd had just experienced Pentecost’s spiritual explosion, and the reaction to all they had seen and heard was to look at Peter and the other Apostles and ask, “Brothers, what should we do?” I
Scripture: Acts 2:1-3 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. Thought for the Day: One of my favorite theologians
Scripture: Genesis 11:7-9 [The Lord said,] “Come, let us go down, and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. Therefore it was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord
Scripture: Proverbs 18:12 (the Message) Pride first, then the crash, but humility is precursor to honor. Thought for the Day: Gary Zukav has always been an interesting figure to me. His life story is fascinating, and his take on spiritual matters should be a part of the broader conversations of faith, spirituality and what it means to be human. Zukav wrote: An authentically empowered person is humble. This