As I have been going over this passage many times this week both for my own personal work as well as for the sermon on Sunday, I was originally thinking about an underlying message of brokenness – the brokenness of the woman who anointed Jesus […]
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Imago Scriptura 81 – Psalms 51-53 & Romans 2 – Upside Down
So, I took this picture laying on a rock on the boulder field below Devil’s Tower while leaning my head backwards. Why? Because I thought it would be good to do – the kids thought I was crazy. But it captures something for me about […]
Imago Scriptura 50 – Which Way
Where my boys take piano is a wonderful little nature walk in the middle of the neighborhood. Depending on the weather, I will often take a quick walk around there while they are having their lessons. When you first walk into the preserve, you are […]
Imago Scriptura 39 – Forgiveness
Its funny how things come together from time to time. Seemingly unrelated things taking place that when there is one piece that comes a connection is made between them all. The things in the last 24 hours are – blooming irises at our house, another […]
Imago Scriptura 34 – Two Faced
As I am coming to the close of 1 Samuel, I am reading the story of King Saul and the future King, David son of Jesse. Over the course of several chapters we see a split personality of Saul – times where he burns with […]
Wounded Beauty
This isn’t connected to anything that Nouewn’s devotional has been focusing on the last few days but more connected to something I’ve been spending a lot of time with this week – forgiveness. My sermon on Sunday will be focusing upon that topic, based upon […]
Imago Gospels – 45 – No Moderation
Luke 6 In the weeks leading up to our trip to South Africa, we read about the horrific attacks that took place in Johannesburg and in Durban toward foreigners. They were referred to as xenophobic attacks as they were attributed to frustration and anger lashing […]
Imago Gospels – 39 – Sticks
Mark 16 Resurrection…life coming from death. I come to the end of the Gospel of Mark and essentially the end of our trip to South Africa. It was not planned exactly for this reason, but we ended our last full day in this beautiful country […]
Imago Gospels – 14 – Baggage
Matthew 18 In the 2nd half of this chapter, we are reminded of one of the tough truths of discipleship. Forgiveness is hard work. To paraphrase The Princess Bride, anyone who says otherwise is just selling something. Forgiveness is tough. The passage reflects this – […]
Imago Scriptura – Psalm 51 – Shoveling
Psalm 51 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before […]
Romans Photos – 7:14-25 – Knot
Romans 7:14-25 – The Inner Conflict For we know that the law is spiritual; but I am of the flesh, sold into slavery under sin. I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very […]
Romans Photos – 6:20-26 – First Snow
Romans 6:20-26 – When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. So what advantage did you then get from the things of which you now are ashamed? The end of those things is death. But now that you have been […]
