The Old Testament kings and prophets, along with God’s perennially disobedient people, have been the main characters in our Scripture lessons for the past couple Sundays. As the story of God and us continues to unfold, the long era of royal rule has begun for the Israelites, and their kings are mixed bags of goodContinue reading “Patching the Leak”
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Drawing the Line
Chaos seems to be the order of the day for God’s first people, the Israelites. Not long after the Lord their God rescues them from the bonds of slavery in Egypt, the Israelites begin stepping way over the line, far out of bounds, and deeply into dangerous territory. They most definitely are not meeting God’sContinue reading “Drawing the Line”
Ash Wednesday: The Past Comes Knocking
Lent is a lot of things to a lot of people. But at its heart, Lent is a gracious invitation to take an honest look in the mirror of self-reflection, muster up the courage to allow the Holy Spirit pick out those attitudes and behaviors that are separating you from God and those around you,Continue reading “Ash Wednesday: The Past Comes Knocking”
Does God Care?
When last we were together, we were traveling with the Old Testament’s Abram, whom God has told to step out in faith and get going. Abram and his wife, Sarai, pack their bags and fly off into the unknown on the wings of God’s promises too breathtaking to take in and almost too good toContinue reading “Does God Care?”
Get Going
As we heard a couple Sundays back, the story of God and us starts off bright and beautiful with God’s creation of the cosmos and everything in it. But what happens after that doesn’t bode well for the future of the world. Lured into naughtiness and disobedience by a crafty serpent, the inept and blunderingContinue reading “Get Going”
Living East of Eden
We have just begun a spiritual journey from one end of the Bible to the other in hopes of better understanding the big-picture story of God and us, and, along the way, we aim to become more faithful disciples of Jesus Christ through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. Thus last Sunday, weContinue reading “Living East of Eden”
In the Beginning
The better you know the chapters and verses of the Old Testament – and the more you take to heart the stories held tenderly and eternally in those ancient words long preserved, the wiser you’ll become for salvation in Jesus Christ. So says the apostle Paul. Of course, finding Jesus crouched down behind every desertContinue reading “In the Beginning”
A Different Road
So often have we heard the Christmastime story about the coming of the Wise Men – and sung the time-honored carols about their intrepid following of a yonder star – that some of us probably can quote by heart the details of their bold voyage across field and fountain, moor and mountain. But what weContinue reading “A Different Road”
The Runaway Bunny
Cute little bunnies are more part and parcel of Easter than they are of Christmas. But “The Runaway Bunny,” a children’s story of a young rabbit with a stubborn wanderlust, seems tailormade for understanding why the birth of Jesus is such a big deal. The story is relatable on a couple different levels. For starters,Continue reading “The Runaway Bunny”
A Pink Cowboy
Pretend for a moment that a cold winter’s night finds you snuggled into your living-room recliner under a comfy blanket. And as you surf through the channels on TV, you stumble into the middle of movie. Two cowboys are standing about 30 yards apart in the middle of a dusty street. The men’s hands hangContinue reading “A Pink Cowboy”