Spiritual Devotions – Page 11 – Truth, Grace, and Time

The Psalm You Never Hear

This isn’t the Psalm you ever use at church to start a service, it’s certainly doesn’t have a Pro-Life ending. On the violence scale we are going to offer an “R” rating and if I haven’t sold it to you yet, it starts off bad and the ending is worse. 1. By the waters ofContinue reading “The Psalm You Never Hear”

Steadfast x 2 = y(not)

“Oh, to grace how great a debtor“ Of all the debtors in the world, grace probably is the greatest. Most grace periods regarding debt are under threat of exorbitant penalty. “Daily I’m constrained to be“ If I could choose my constraint, what would it be? Can I ever get to a point where I understandContinue reading “Steadfast x 2 = y(not)”

Hurry Up and Wait

There are those moments when you are offering your children pearls of wisdom and all you can think is…”are you listening to yourself?” Back to the woods for today’s thought, waiting… I’m writing this on my phone today because I am waiting. The internet so bogged down that typing with one finger on my phoneContinue reading “Hurry Up and Wait”

Backward To Move Forward

Several years ago we moved out to the country on a couple of acres. Realizing the deer population was too great to combat, I’ve moved from flower gardens to forestry. The lot we bought has a lot of structure(highs and lows) and several ideal and less ideal trees. We have numerous Oaks, Maples and Ironwood.Continue reading “Backward To Move Forward”

Puzzled

Under the category of “created unique,” I find myself enjoying puzzles. Something about the mundane task, problem solving, watching a picture get revealed piece by piece, that is pleasant experience for me. I’ll confess I like a challenge, but not too much of a challenge. There are puzzles I have never put together, I’m notContinue reading “Puzzled”

Holy Week: Thursday

The rhythms of life are soothing for us. Jesus and his disciples were living in a moment of rhythm and tradition. It’s been an interesting week, crowds loving Jesus… pretty normal, Pharisees hating Jesus…pretty normal, the Passover… ahhhh tradition. Much like our family traditions, nothing feels better than that point of gathering. Traditional foods, GrandpaContinue reading “Holy Week: Thursday”

Holy Week Wednesday,Sunday’s Coming

Looking through the things Jesus was recorded as saying on the days leading up to the cross found in Matthew, I’m making no attempt to lay it out what was said on each day, but invite you to be reading Matthew 21-28. Today I am looking at chapters 23-25. Matthew 23 provides a condemnation ofContinue reading “Holy Week Wednesday,Sunday’s Coming”

Holy Week: Monday

My hope this week is to step away from what’s going on around us and stick to themes throughout out our week heading up to Easter. There is much that Jesus has to say between Palm Sunday and the last supper, trial, crucifixion and resurrection. What things would we want to communicate to people aroundContinue reading “Holy Week: Monday”

Entrusted

Around Thanksgiving 2019 I started thinking about where I was headed concerning preaching at church. As I was praying and reading, I felt led to I Peter. Part of the draw was the weight of living more and more in a culture that doesn’t just ignore Christian thought, but has become more and more antagonisticContinue reading “Entrusted”

transpiration [ˌtran(t)spəˈrāSH(ə)n]

Ever buy a lush beautiful plant out of a greenhouse, only to take it home and it looks like it’s dying right in front of your eyes? Transpiration changed. Transpiration is a plant process where water moves from the roots through the plant, then out of the leaves, stems, and flowers. Water is a vitalContinue reading “transpiration [ˌtran(t)spəˈrāSH(ə)n]”