A single verse from Isaiah has touched my life deeply over the years. Whenever I pray through it, these anointed words have not failed to quiet and strengthen my soul: “For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall […]
Love and Picking Raspberries
Picking raspberries has some things in common with loving. I realized this a while ago when my wife and I spent an idyllic late afternoon in a raspberry patch. The weather was flawless, the fruit abundant and succulent, and our conversation as intermittent and intimate as the breezes which intertwined us. We joyfully, carefully labored […]
John 3:1-8: You Must Be Born from Above
Among the most profound teaching of Jesus occurs in John 3:1-8: Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you […]
John 3:1-8: You Must Be Born from Above
Among the most profound teaching of Jesus occurs in John 3:1-8: Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you […]
Psalm 131: Resting in God
There is a lot of fear out there us these days, as we face a multitude of problems, from the pandemic to economic survival. It is difficult not to focus on the “what-if” or “could-be” variety of negative “possibility thinking” which our flesh is heir to. Anxiety has been defined as “living in the gap […]
Overcoming Inner Naysayers
We all have our inner naysayers. We generally prefer not to talk about these harassing little daemons, though it can help us when we do. By “daemon,” I am not referring to some objective evil or the devil; I mean something akin to a computer virus, or a bacterium that can dis-ease our bodies. Healthy […]
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