Ah – one of the most challenging parables that Jesus tells – the story of the rich man and Lazarus. (Side note – this is not the same Lazarus as in the raising-from-the-dead story, but its still interesting that this is the only parable where […]
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Savoring the Word 10 – Luke 13:1-9 – Patience
Today was a day that I just needed a bit of fresh air. I didn’t have any lunch appointments today so I just went for a quick walk over the lunch hour on a stunningly beautiful March afternoon. As I walked and prayed, I was […]
Savoring the Word 07 – Luke 7:36-50 – Building Up not Breaking Down
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 […]
DisGrace 03 – Too Many Names
There was much of today that was simply shattering. In worship this morning, we heard the mournful, sobbing cries of an African-American woman as the stories of slavery, brutality, and oppression were recounted. This wasn’t just a few tears shed, but the sound of one […]
Imago Scriptura 93 – Psalm 126 – Dreams
Psalm 126 begins, “When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed…” I get the sense as I hear these words and those that follow that the people are feeling like they are living in a sense of unreality. Their […]
Imago Scriptura 92 – Psalm 119b – Fitbits and Owen Meany
The last two days of daily readings have been going through the longest Paalm in the Bible – Psalm 119. The overall theme of this song is about God’s faithfulness as understood through God’s decrees and God’s word. One passage in particular stood out to […]
Imago Scriptura 87 – Psalms 97-99 – Looking Up
Yesterday’s readings from Psalms 97-99 are Psalms that speak to the mighty power of God. They speak of righteousness, fire, lightning, mountains melting like wax, glory, powerful hands and arms, the seas rejoicing for God, nations trembling before God, and the list could go on. […]
Imago Scriptura 86 – Psalm 89 – Walking in Light
Part of our worship service this morning was a blessing for our young people and teachers in the congregation as many of them go back to school tomorrow. Our “gift” to them was a small picture for them to put in their backpacks, in folders, […]
Imago Scriptura 85 – Romans 12:9-21 – How not What
Today is a combination of different pieces that came together to really speak to me today. First came these words from Romans 12:9-21 – which can basically stand on their own without any commentary…some of the most powerful, challenging, convicting, beautiful words in Scripture… Let […]
Imago Scriptura 83 – Psalms 77-78 – Story
I love it how things come together at times in life and a similar sense is felt through a variety of different places. Yesterday morning during one of our discipelship times at church, I led a small group through a some intiial basics of how […]
Imago Scriptura 75 – Acts 17 – Pointing
We had a stunning hike today. We weren’t planning on going on a hike, but it just kind of happened that we “needed” to take the Cathedral Spires path when we came to a pull off along the Needles Highway. It wasn’t a long hike […]
Imago Scriptura 70 – Job 22-24 – Bones
Coming to the end of the first section of Job – the dialogue between him and his friends before a 4th voice comes in, Elihu. It very much feels by this point that Job is worn down. His language is more raw and feels much […]
