MAY IT BE SO
Paul, an apostle wrote a very encouraging letter to the Romans: These ‘mays’ are all in Chapter 15. May it be so… “For whatever was […]
June 2026
THE CONVERSION PRAYER
The book of Romans has some familiar verses that have become the standard ‘conversion prayer.’ Paul, an apostle, wrote: “The message is near you, in […]
NEITHER MALE OR FEMALE
Gordon Fee (1934-2022) theologian and New Testament scholar and author wrote: “It is hard to imagine under any circumstances how the denial of one half […]
BEYOND THE TEXT
Stephen Freeman, Orthodox priest wrote: “Perhaps the greatest betrayals of Scripture have been the many movements that have reduced it to a text. It is […]
SAYING LESS
I’m still thinking about yesterday’s Journal entry from Luther Standing Bear about, ‘Thought Comes Before Speech.’ Also, what James, an apostle, wrote about, ‘quick to […]
THOUGHT COMES BEFORE SPEECH
Luther Standing Bear (1868-1939) Oglala Lakota author, educator and philosopher wrote: “Conversation was never begun at once, nor in a hurried manner. No one was […]
HEARING SILENCE
Gordon Hempton is an Acoustic ecologist. He has recorded and studied sounds and silence in many parts of the world. “Silence is not the absence […]
CHOOSING WORTHY LEADERS
Dallas Willard (1935-2013) philosopher and theologian wrote:“If the kingdoms of our contemporary world are to be transformed into a kingdom that manifests the grace, truth, […]