A Garden Walk
Went for a walk in a garden today. Needed some time away from the computer to enjoy the real world of creation.
The Big Question
He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from and where are you going?” And she said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.” Genesis 16:8 NASB Where – So, where are you going? Perhaps this is the most important question anyone will ever ask of you, if you understand the…
The World At My Door
I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind. Ecclesiastes 4:4 NASB Every – One of the claims of some religious systems is that only those actions taken “in the Spirit” and only…
Paul the Platonist? (2)
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. Romans 7:18 NASB In my flesh – It’s true, isn’t it? We know what the right thing to do is, but we do the wrong thing…
Paul the Platonist? (1)
For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, 2 Corinthians 5:1-2 Earthly tent – Mas. Chagigah…
Mad Men and Zealots
For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. 2 Corinthians 5:13 NASB Beside ourselves – “You’re crazy! How can you believe things like that?” Ever heard this accusation leveled at you? “Why do you want to go back to the Law when you…
Ignoring the Truth
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 2 Corinthians 5:10 NASB All – What do you suppose Paul meant when he said “we must all appear”? Do you…
He Touched Me (by Roderick Logan)
And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.” Isaiah 6:7 ESV Touched – What does it mean to you to be touched by someone? Does it give you a sense of reassurance, confidence, or the awareness of one with whom…
Not Knowing What to Ask
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, . . . Isaiah 1:18 NASB Reason – There is a place where we are afraid to go. There is a place where we no longer have any sense of direction, where we know we don’t belong, where our lives hang on a silver spider…
Ordering Our Thoughts
O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His lovingkindness is everlasting. 1 Chronicles 16:34 NASB Good – Let’s read this verse in its literal Hebrew order. Hodu laYHVH ki tov ki leolam hasdo. Literally, “Thanks to YHVH for good for forever hesed his” (the pronoun is attached to the word). You…
