Matthew 6:17-18
But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Facing the challenge of walking with a child, [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Fasting in Faith
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged anxiety, faith, fasting, hope, illness, secret place on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Eternal Words of Jesus
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged eternity, faith, hope, Jesus, kingdom of heaven, love, mercy, new earth, new heaven, truth on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Luke 21:33
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Jesus’ words are eternal. Jesus’ message, then, is also eternal. No matter how one might interpret the passages in this chapter of Luke about the end times and whether or not the signs have already happened or will still happen… well, that’s [...]
One of the Others
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged Joanna, leadership, Mary, Mary Magdalene, sacred other, story, witness on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Luke 24:9-10
When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. [emphasis mine]
Are you just among the others? There are such a lot of [...]
Seed of Heaven
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged Christ, good fruit, Jesus, Kingdom of God, kingdom of heaven, mustard seed on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Matthew 13:31b-32
…”The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its [...]
A Callous Heart
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged authenticity, callousness, Christ, love, open heart, sacred other, way of Jesus on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Matthew 13:15
For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.
A callous is formed on the skin when it is exposed to repetitive activities [...]
Door Number One
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged control, God's plan, Grace, healing, hope, joy, sorrow on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Matthew 7:7
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Which door will I choose if these three are before me:
Behind door number one are all the experiences that God has for me today. Some may be wonderful but some may be difficult. [...]
See How You Are
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged judging, judgment, love, sacred other on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Matthew 7:3
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?
My daughter has picked up this phrase from friends at school. It’s said lightheartedly, but it’s always said when someone doesn’t do what she asks. It’s drawing attention to an action [...]
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