Thank you from Rosanne
Thank you all for your kind wishes and prayers at the passing of my father. He and my mother were married for 67 years. He just had his 90th birthday. Skip and I will be attending the funeral on Saturday.
The Cure (2)
Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil, Isaiah 1:16 ESV Clean – God instructs His people to “wash” themselves. He demands ritual purity and the submission that accompanies humility before Him. We might think this is sufficient. If we just worship the Lord…
The Cure (1)
Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil, Isaiah 1:16 ESV Wash yourselves – In the days of Isaiah the prophet, Israel was an idolatrous nation, filled with disobedience and bound for chastisement. YHWH sent a message to His people, warning them that if…
Meeting with Mamre Group
When I was in South Africa, I spoke to a group of women at a shelter for abused and battered women. They wanted you to see who they are so you could pray for them.
The Heart of the Matter
Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools. Ecclesiastes 7:9 ESV Lodges – This is not modern psychology. If you went to the therapist to deal with your quick temper or your deepest anger, he would not greet you by remarking that you are a fool. …
Pillars of Heaven: The Ethical Dilemma of Religion without Torah
In a recent conversation I challenged someone to provide either a theological or historical foundation for the claim that Christians need to be “good” people. The topic arose because my friend remarked that her church taught that being saved and going to heaven was the true goal of Man’s spiritual quest. Once salvation was assured,…
Church, Revised
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, . . . Hebrews 10:24-25a ESV To meet together – “Services are conducted with dignity and precision. The rendition of the liturgy is smooth. Everything…
God’s Lottery
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. Proverbs 28:20 ESV Hastens to be rich – Does God want you to live a productive, satisfying, purposeful life? YES! Does He want you to experience all of the blessing that He has in store for you? YES! …
Variations on a Theme
The LORD is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works. Psalm 145:17 ESV Kind – David’s declaration answers several questions. First, it answers the question, “Why does God let these terrible things happen?” David declares that the question itself is misinformed. YHWH is righteous in all His ways. Tsaddiq entails that…
Ineffective Prayer
When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood. Isaiah 1:15 ESV I will not listen – We are often told that God hears all prayers, but the Bible says otherwise. Just as one must…
