Today’s Word
Just Thinking
“It may be difficult to convey to others what we think, but it is not difficult to convey to others what we live.” Abraham Heschel, Man’s Search for God, p. 86. Pause – Today is “pause day.” That’s the day we gather our thoughts about all those things we haven’t resolved. Maybe we include some…
Catechism (2)
So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My lambs.” John 21:15 NASB Tend – Well, not exactly. “Feed” is probably better than “tend,”…
Catechism (1)
Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. James 1:27 NASB Religion – thrēskeía is the Greek term James uses in this verse. But our translation obscures some of the odd history of…
Air Therapy
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 NASB Fully Known – Sitting next to a total stranger in an airplane makes it easier, doesn’t it? Easier to talk about your troubles,…
Where the Heart Lies
“but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’ ” Genesis 3:3 NASB Middle – Only one tree was in the middle of the Garden—the Tree of Life (Genesis 2:9). At least that’s God’s…
The Zero Zone
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding,” Job 38:4 NASB Understanding – Job has no answer for God’s question. Why didn’t he say, “Well, I just didn’t exist before You created the world.” That’s how we would answer. But our answer depends on having a concept of nothing,…
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