Active Waiting with the Trinity. “They who patiently hope in the Lord by weaving together aspects of their lives with Him, will find their strength renewed. Trusting in the Lord, they will be able to lift off and soar like the eagles. When they are running their race, they will never get winded or weary; …
Active Waiting with Prayer. “They who patiently hope in the Lord by weaving together aspects of their lives with Him, will find their strength renewed. Trusting in the Lord, they will be able to lift off and soar like the eagles. When they are running their race, they will never get winded or weary; when …
Active Waiting: Defining Our Terms. “In my mind I keep returning to something, something that gives me hope – the mercies of the Lord are not exhausted, His tender compassions have not ended. On the contrary, they are new every morning! How great is your faithfulness! The Lord is all I have, I say; therefore …
How Much More: An Unjust Judge or a Righteous Judge? “… Because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see to it that she gets justice – otherwise, she’ll keep coming and pestering me till she wears me out!’ Then the Lord commented, ‘Notice what this corrupt judge says. Now won’t God grant justice to …
How Much More: Resistant Neighbor or Inscrutable God? “And Jesus told them a story… ‘Suppose one of you has a friend; and you go to him in the middle of the night and call out to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine who has been traveling has just …
Birds and How Much More? “And Jesus said to His disciples, ‘Stop being overly anxious (merimneo). Don’t be distracted by so much worry about your life – what you’ll eat or drink; or about your body and what you will wear. For life (psyche) is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. …
How Much More: A Sheep or a Person? “Jesus said to them, ‘What if one of you has only one sheep and it falls into a deep ditch on the Sabbath? Will you not take hold of it and lift it out? Of course you would! How much more valuable is a person than a …
How Much More: Insults for the Housemaster and His Family. “It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!” (Matthew 10:25). It is fascinating that the teacher Jesus we find in …
How Much More: A Snake or a Fish? “You fathers – if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, …
How Much More: Introduction with Rabbi Jesus. Rabbi Jesus was a true entrepreneur in His teaching ministry, employing a wide variety of teaching methods as He went from person to person, crowd to crowd, village to village. He chose to labor long and hard in the role of teacher, inspiring listeners to become learners. Because …
The Diamond of Biblical Praise “The area of ancient Israel’s greatest creativity, and so what they did best, was the praise of God.” (Ellen Davis, Getting involved with God). “I will raise You up high, Elohim, Lord King; And I will bless Your name on bended knee forever and ever. Every day I will kneel down …
Agape Love in the Words of St. John (Part 1) “The agape love of God is truly perfected in whoever keeps His Word. This is how we know we are in Him and belong to Him.” (1 John 2:5). The most important thing to remember as we follow Jesus is that our trust in Him …