I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin….I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord GOD; so turn, and live.–Nothing in all creation can hide from him. Everything is […]
I found myself in a new place among unfamiliar faces this past weekend, but sharing in a very familiar tradition—the passing of tiny cups of juice and bitty cubes of bread while old, old verses were read: In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant […]
I’ve been working my way through Isaiah 12, one verse per week, hoping to put the entire wee chapter in my memory bank. But more than that I’d like it to be true in my life. Here’s what it says: 1 You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to you, O LORD, […]
You’ve no doubt had those moments–when harsh reality hits and the world stops spinning for just a bit, or for weeks and months… You didn’t see it coming, you had hoped and prayed it never would. But it is here and is not welcome. It could be a death, a crash, a conversation, a crisis. […]
Ten lepers cried out to Jesus for mercy. They could not come near so they called out from a distance—“Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” Jesus heard, and He had mercy. He sent them to the priest to diagnose their condition. Only the priest could declare them clean and sanction their re-entrance into society. On […]