WHEN FLESH IS GOOD
“Jesus is the Word with which God has broken His silence,” wrote Joachim Jeremias (1900-1979). The Word speaks and silence is over. The quiet and […]
Journals
THREE STAGES OF SPIRITUAL LIFE #2
Joan Chittister wrote on the Three Stages of Spiritual Life (yesterday’s Red Mountain Journal entry records stages one and two). “Finally, the third level of […]
THREE STAGES OF SPIRITUAL LIFE #1
Joan Chittister wrote, “The spiritual life is not a template; it is a process meant to change our lives. There are stages in the spiritual […]
COME AND BELIEVE
Recently in prayer my heart was crying out for the light and truth of Jesus. Let it shine! Shine for me today! Then the familiar […]
CONFOUNDING OURSELVES
“Prayer that is regular confounds both self-importance and the wiles of the world. It is so easy for good people to confuse their own work […]
TRUTH IS TRUTH
Rick Warren, pastor and author wrote, “Truth is still truth, no matter how many people doubt it. I may deny the law of gravity, but […]
SOWING SEEDS
In the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13, Mark 4, and Luke 8) Jesus mentions sowing the seed of the gospel of the Kingdom into […]
RECONCILIATION
There is an opinion among some Christians (and others) that eventually all people will be reconciled to God. This is called Universal Reconciliation. “In Christian […]
THE HOLY PLACE
A major change from the Old Covenant and the New is the dwelling place of the Lord. In the Old it was a physical building, […]