Prepare the Way has been our theme during this season of Lent (Isaiah 40:3-5) as we’ve pondered reasons for a time of desert preparation, discussed ways of being consecrated—set apart—as God’s redeemed people. The Way of Holiness has been paved for us by Christ Himself whose glory was about to be revealed in the final […]
I belong to a group called Christian Cancer Survivors. As individuals who’ve each experienced cancer in our own ways, we gather together to encourage one another and to bring the love of Christ to people—whether patients or caregivers—who could use some strengthening for the journey. At our last meeting, one of the people in our […]
And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. 2 John 1:6 Love inspires a vast array of Christian platitudes and clichés. “Jesus loves me this I know, ‘cause the Bible tells me so.” “God loves you and […]
There’s a question I think about when I ponder life’s mysteries: If Jesus hadn’t been baptized as one of us, would His death have been for us? We can be in such a hurry to get to the empty tomb of Easter that we barely stop long enough at the Cross to know the importance […]
Not a typo of desserts. And while our journey started with preparation in the desert, it’s not that type of desert either. It’s Just Deserts. I love learning origins of words and phrases. This one, interestingly, comes from a play entitled Warning Faire Women (1599): “Upon a pillory – that al the world may see, […]
My son is currently studying for the required GRE exams for graduate school. I’ve been quizzing him on vocabulary and among the words he stumbled over at the beginning was lapidary. I had no problem remembering lapidary relates to the art of cutting precious stones because growing up, our family would visit a lapidary museum […]
Last year, my clematis that I bought grew so big that they topped the trellises I had on the side of my garage and cascaded back toward the ground. This year, I’m giving them support worthy of their vigor and beauty. Since it’s early spring, I know now is the perfect time to make the […]
Our journey on the Way of Holiness during Lent began with preparation and continues with considering ways of being set apart as followers of Jesus Christ. In today’s passage, 1 Peter 1:13-2:3, we see a focus on what it means to grow into the faith—to be set apart as spiritually mature people. None of us […]
Toby Keith recorded a song written by Bobby Braddock called I Wanna Talk About Me. We can all laugh at lyrics like: We talk about your work how your boss is a jerk We talk about your church and your head when it hurts We talk about the troubles you’ve been having with your brother […]
Albert Einstein has been credited with saying some really great quotes. A couple of his best summarize today’s passage, Hebrews 10:1-18. Let’s contrast Einstein with the author of the New Testament Book of Hebrews. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. (Einstein) The law is only a […]
