Scripture: Job 18:17 Their memory perishes from the earth, and they have no name in the street. Thought for the Day: In the book of Job, the main character (Job) is confronted by three supposed friends who are convinced that Job’s great trouble has come upon him because of some horrible sin he committed. Now the author of the book has made it clear to the audience that
Scripture: Luke 22:19 Then Jesus took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” Thought for the Day: You know – Bruce Lee is not my usual go-to guy for quotes, but he allegedly said that the key to “immortality is first
Scripture: Galatians 2:10 They asked only one thing, that we remember the poor, which was actually what I was eager to do. Thought for the Day: Last Sunday, I mentioned my hero in the faith, Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was serving in El Salvador in 1980 when he was assassinated. Before his death, Romero wrote: The Church can be the Church only as long as it goes
Scripture: Psalm 88:1-6 O Lord, God of my salvation, when, at night, I cry out in your presence, let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry. For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. I am counted among those who go down to the Pit; I am like those who have no help, like those forsaken among the
Scripture: 1st Peter 4:10 Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. Thought for the Day: What exactly does it mean to serve God? Does our service need to gush with proper religious language, the rhetoric of a good old-fashion evangelist? Recently, I came across the following thoughts from Jon Foreman, the lead singer of
Scripture: Psalm 111:1-2 Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them. Thought for the Day: Yesterday and again today, I am spending time at the Lanier Theological Library. As a side note, I appreciate Mark Lanier creating this magnificent
Scripture: 1st Corinthians 3:4-7 For when one says, “I belong to Paul,” and another, “I belong to Apollos,” are you not merely human? What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God
Scripture: Acts 13:15 After the reading of the law and the prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, give it.” Thought for the Day: Within the Christian faith, leaders and preachers ask rhetorical questions as a tool by which they bring everyone into their way of thinking. The only problem is when you
Scripture: Psalm 23:4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me Thought for the Day: This might be the best known verse in all of scripture. People have offered these words in the hospital room, at the grave side, and in many other dark periods of life. The first three verses
Scripture: Psalm 23:3 (the Message) True to your word, you let me catch my breath and send me in the right direction. Thought for the Day: Many people will read those words and say, “That doesn’t sound very familiar.” It is how Eugene Peterson (the translator of the Message) renders the Hebrew words that we better know from the King James Version as, “He restoreth my soul: he