I read this Psalm early this morning and what I decided to do through the day was to look for a bunch of things that spoke to the magnificence of God coming out of the last verse of this Psalm – O Lord, our Lord,how […]
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Savoring the Word 14 – Luke 19:28-40 – Leaves
A few nights ago I was leaving the church to head home. It had been a stormy early evening and the storms had just passed through and the sun was starting to peek out. It was creating my favorite type of evening light – there’s […]
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 09 – Luke 10:25-42 – Distractions
Last week was one of those weeks – pulled in lots of different directions and many distractions that were all around. It was a perfect week to be preaching about distractions – the distracted disciples in the Good Samaritan parable and then the distractions that […]
Imago Scriptura 55 – Beautiful
There’s the old cliche that says “beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.” In other words, what is beautiful to one person might not be beautiful to another. We’ve all experienced the truth of that statement. Yesterday’s reading from 2 Chronicles details the building […]
Just Watching 8 – Path
So, I was talking a lovely walk around town the other day when I saw this walk up to someone’s house where this lovely flowering bush was lining the concrete steps. The flowers are called phlox. Since moving here, I have loved the ways that […]
A Place at the Table – 26 – Spring Feast
God, You have blessed us in immeasurable ways. May we see You today past our plates into all areas of our life. May we celebrate through movement, art, and embraces— may we celebrate to Your delight. Amen. —– Today was for me a different kind […]
Romans Photos 6:1-14 – Dying and Rising
Dying and Rising with Christ What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it? Do you not know that all of us […]
Psalm Photos – 123 – Mercy Rains
Psalm 123 To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look […]
Psalm Photos – 111 – Abundance
Psalm 111 Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them. Full of honor and majesty is […]
Psalm Photos – 95 – Easter
Psalm 95 O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord […]
Psalm Photos – 91 – Shelter
Psalm 91 You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of […]
