traveling
I’m traveling this weekend … will return to posting my “quiet” thoughts on Monday evening.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
In Chapter 9, Paul expressed his grief over his kinsmen and how they had rejected Jesus. In Chapter 10, he returns with a bit more explanation. He illustrates that Israel had three problems. Israel’s three problems They had zeal without knowledge. They were committed, passionate, energetic, and worked hard at their religious activity but lacked…
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 9:36 Jesus saw the pain, the outcasts, those without peace, and the brokenness as He went from place to place. Ezekiel heard from the Lord hundreds of years before, reporting a similar prophecy, God’s…
Oh what a beautiful morning! Oh what a beautiful day! I spent morning and afternoon on the deck … reading, writing, gardening … listening … Sings one feathered friend Another calls yoo hoo Yet a third knocks and knocks again Trills, whistles, clucks so true From the left, the right, even back stage The melodic…
From every mountain side Let Freedom ring. ~Samuel F. Smith, “America” Tonight as we watched the bright colors burst in the night sky against the backdrop of triumphant music, I was reminded of the freedoms I have. Our national freedoms are fragile … there is no guarantee that they will continue. And then I’m reminded…
Connecting Romans 12 – 13: Overcoming evil with good The scripture was not originally divided into chapters and verses. The book of Romans is a letter, one paragraph flowing into the next. So it is quite possible that the beginning of chapter 13 is an extension of the previous paragraph. Paul is talking about the…
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding…