A Prayer for Sunday
Lord, In this bounded space of just a few days, As I begin a process of temporary withdrawal from the world of endless activity and pressing engagements; As I begin, too, a withdrawal from the endless noise and distraction of the world, …
Scripture on Sunday – James 3:14
James 3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth. The juxtaposition of and sudden shift from verse 13 to verse 14 indicates that James is contrasting some others with those who are …
Scripture on Sunday – James 3:13
James 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. James 3:13 begins a new little section in this epistle, following a long teaching on the power of the tongue which …
Quotable: Marilynne Robinson – Gilead, take 2
Last week we looked at some quotes from Marilynne Robinson’s Pulitzer prize winning novel Gilead. The book is a fictional series of reflections by dying clergyman, John Ames, to his seven year old son. It is filled with wisdom, and is a …
Scripture on Sunday – Luke 24:44-46
There is much in Luke 24 that we could speak about: Jesus’ resurrection and ascension, the discovery of the empty tomb by the women, the failure of the disciples to believe the women, the revelation of Jesus to the disciples at Emmaus, …