Another Note

  • Nothing in return

    John 1:10-18 I’ve been contemplating something I heard not too long ago. Granted, it was a sound bite. Basing judgments on short clips can be careless. But what I heard and read fits a larger pattern we’ve talked a lot about. I won’t mention who was speaking. If it’s that important to you, use…

  • Kings and kingdoms

    Isaiah 6:1-5 Has a celebrity’s death ever touched you? Did you ever feel a connection between an athlete or a musician enough to be sad at their passing? And I don’t mean “Oh, that’s sad.” I’m talking about a true sense of loss. Many people do, of course. There are too many examples to…

  • I don’t understand

    You don’t have to understand everything God is doing to trust that it’s for your good. Read Romans 8:28

  • Thank you for being a friend

    Job 42:10-17 There are a lot of questions to consider when we read the book of Job. At the heart of many of those questions is the idea of God making deals with the devil. That seems to set up problematic issues for many of us. But it’s not that part that bothers me.…

  • Here I am

    When you tell God, “Here I am,” the Lord doesn’t send you alone. Read Isaiah 6:8

  • Led by light

    Wherever God leads you, it will be by the light of Christ. Read John 1:5