NOTHING FOR THE JOURNEY
The instruction to the Twelve before departing on their mission was ‘to take nothing for the journey, neither bread bag or money nor begging sack; […]
December 2022
LIVING THE NEW LIFE
“Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of […]
INNER LIFE OF THE SPIRIT
The way of unity and ‘peace on earth’ is extricable and tied and linked to seeing the inner, or the second level of life. In […]
WHAT WE ARE DESIGNED FOR
Recently while re-reading ‘Meditations’ by Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher, I saw this in Book 9 Number 42: “What else do […]
ANOTHER JESUS
Paul, an apostle, wrote to the Corinthian church with a deeply disturbed heart when he said: “For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the […]
DEALING WITH WITCHCRAFT
Ray Stedman (1917-1972) author and pastor of Peninsula Bible Church for 40 years wrote: “The major problem in Ephesus was that it was a center […]
JOY TO THE WORLD
Joy to the world, the Lord is comeLet Earth receive her KingLet every heart prepare Him roomAnd Heaven and nature singAnd Heaven and nature singAnd […]
BECOMING THE STORY
Continuing yesterday’s entry is the necessity of entering the story and becoming the story as we read scripture and other biblical based narratives. It is […]
THE MYSTERY OF CREATION
Wendell Berry, poet, farmer and activist wrote: “We must learn to acknowledge that the creation is full of mystery; we will never entirely understand it. […]