Scripture: Mark 10:22 (the Message) The man’s face clouded over. This was the last thing he expected to hear, and he walked off with a heavy heart. He was holding on tight to a lot of things, and not about to let go. Thought for the Day: For the last 25 years, Parker Palmer has been a voice ever so gently nudging me with a comforting spirit into
Scripture: John 5:33-34 Furthermore, you all saw and heard John, and he gave expert and reliable testimony about me, didn’t he? “But my purpose is not to get your vote, and not to appeal to mere human testimony. I’m speaking to you this way so that you will be saved.” Thought for the Day: I always find it interesting when multiple people in the church send me the
Scripture: John 1:9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. Thought for the Day: While visiting Brazil a little more than a week ago, Pope Francis said to a group of 300 bishops who had gathered for lunch: “At times we lose people because they don’t understand what we are saying, because we have forgotten the language of simplicity and import an intellectualism foreign
Scripture: James 1:19-22 You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; for your anger does not produce God’s righteousness. Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.
Scripture: Exodus 3:13-14But Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” He said further, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘I am has sent me to you.’” Thought
Scripture: Galatians 4:16-18 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth? They make much of you, but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you may make much of them. It is good to be made much of for a good purpose at all times, and not only when I am present with you. Thought for the Day: Those who believe
Scripture: Exodus 12:14 (the Message) This will be a memorial day for you; you will celebrate it as a festival to God down through the generations, a fixed festival celebration to be observed always. Thought for the Day: I’m taking a one day break from my Galatians study… Moses and Aaron were learning how they and the entire community were to celebrate an important day. There were specific
Scripture: Galatians 1:6-7 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are confusing you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. Thought for the Day: The usual sequence would be for Paul to follow his salutation with a word
Scripture: Acts 7:47-49 It was Solomon who built a house for the Lord. Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made with human hands; as the prophet says, “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?” Thought for the Day: One more time I
Scripture: 1st Corinthians 14:26 What should be done then, my friends? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up. Thought for the Day: We come together, not to rid ourselves of our unique gifts, but to amplify and intensify the ability of this collective body. We do so to build