Courtesy of leap day, I finished reading through the Bible yesterday morning. So over the last 365 days, I made it through Genesis to Malachi and Matthew through Revelation. There were moments of beauty and wonder as well as some parts that were just tough […]
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 […]
In my office hangs a photo taken by my grandfather of the Aspen in Colorado. I love having the picture hang there – it connects me with my family and my home state but it also connects me with the one who passed along a […]
In my daily readings today, there was a lot – the call of Abram, Abram’s blessing from God and his travel to Egypt. In the Matthew readings, we had the calling of the first disciples, but there was a single line that has stuck with […]
Psalm 119:97-104 – Mem Oh, how I love your law! It is my meditation all day long. Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is always with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your decrees are my meditation. […]
Psalm 34 I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name […]
This week we are going to be focusing on the “water” that nurtures our faith journeys. I’ll be focusing pretty heavily on our regular interactions with Scripture. We as Presbyterians do not have a very good reputation (sadly, but honestly) for knowing our Bibles very […]
