Category: Christian Living

• April 15, 2014

  Vulnerable, Sensitive and Emotional- The Challenge of Authenticity

  I have spent most of my life in denial- denying (or at least failing miserably at coping with) my emotions, never sharing any sort of sensitivity, and hiding my vulnerabilities at almost any cost. Part of this was a survival tactic. If I pretended as though nothing could penetrate my thick skin, then maybe it…
• February 11, 2014

  Isaiah 53:6- Broken Humanity, Missing Pieces, and Who Can Repay?

  A Beauchene skull.  Fascinating. I have a hard time taking the creation narrative in Genesis literally, (who is really getting down with talking snakes?)  For a long time I wanted to take it as allegory, but it is clearly taught as a literal event in Scripture.  Humanity wants to believe that humanity evolves and progresses, but the truth of the…
• January 30, 2014

  A Change of Perspective, the Suffering Servant, and Isaiah 53:3-5

  I’ve always struggled with the concept that somehow I’m “made in the image of God.”  Why would God look like someone like me?  Why would God put someone like me in a world where it seems I have no place?  I still wonder why God put me in so many places where I am so…
• May 15, 2013

  John 7:20-26 That They May All Be One

  (Jesus said:) “I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have…
• May 8, 2013

  2 Timothy 4:1-8 Itching Ears and the Crown of Righteousness

    “In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I solemnly urge you: proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage, with the utmost patience in teaching. For…
• April 22, 2013

  Deuteronomy 32:35 The Lord Will Repay

  I was never much of a gamer, but Doom (the video game) is sort of cool- in an apocalyptic way. “Vengeance is mine, and recompense,     for the time when their foot shall slip; because the day of their calamity is at hand,     their doom comes swiftly.”- Deuteronomy 32:35 (NRSV) There is a saying, “Revenge…
• April 17, 2013

  Romans 15:13 Abound in Hope

  “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 (NRSV) Hope is a word that has been bandied about far too often by the purveyors of false hope.  The confusion of real hope with false hope has…
• April 16, 2013

  Matthew 9:9-13 Mercy, Not Sacrifice (or False Doctrine)

    “As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.  And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples.When the…
• April 15, 2013

  Matthew 22:17-22 Obey God, but Give Caesar His Due

  (DISCLAIMER: Contains some political/social perspective that may be controversial to some) “(The Pharisees asked:) Tell us then what You think about this: Is it lawful to pay tribute [levied on individuals and to be paid yearly] to Caesar or not? But Jesus, aware of their malicious plot, asked, Why do you put Me to the test…
• April 11, 2013

  Psalm 30:1-5 The Author of Healing

    “I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up, and did not let my foes rejoice over me. O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.  O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol, restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.…