Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 For a while there, I was an avid reader of the Harry Potter series. It was interesting, complex, adventuresome, AND it gave me a natural ‘in’ with my then young nephews. I can’t remember which book it was when I finally had to put it down. What I do remember is being …
Month: June 2014
Finishing the Race…
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 “I have finished the race…” I am not a runner. I can jog a little. I love to walk, but hitting the pavement hard over and over again is something I’ve never done with joy and haven’t even really attempted in more than thirty years. The closest thing I know to …
A Disciple is Not Above the Teacher…
Matthew 10:24-39 “A disciple is not above the teacher…” It came to mind today as I was reading tender Father’s Day tributes on Facebook. It was as I was scrolling through the photographs that one had me standing still in memory. Perhaps it was no coincidence that I had remembered him out loud already once …
To Rest: Created in the Image of God
Genesis 1:1-2:4a “And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the word he had done in creation.” Genesis 2:2-3 …
The Power of the Holy Spirit
Acts 2:1-21 Having a few days off this week, I decided to tackle some big tasks. One of those was digging up the bushes in my back yard which didn’t survive the winter. Now they looked mostly dead, but they weren’t entirely. I expect this made job that much more difficult. First, I trimmed them …