I behave self destructively, is that a bad thing? We have all observed the over indulgent lifestyle of the rich and powerful and sat in judgement as they behave self destructively. We wonder how they can have a life where they seem to be living out their dream and and yet they are ruining it […]
Psalm 104:25-35, 37 A psalm about the hand of God and his most fearsome of works, the Leviathan 25 O Lord, how manifold are your works! *in wisdom you have made them all;the earth is full of your creatures. 26 Yonder is the great and wide seawith its living things too many to number, *creatures
…has come. 7 But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I am leaving; for if I do not leave, the Helper [the Holy Spirit]will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. Jesus makes this statement to His disciples. The ones that have been with
Psalm 1 (a psalm about good vs evil) The psalms start off with Good vs Evil 1 Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, *nor lingered in the way of sinners,nor sat in the seats of the scornful! 2 Their delight is in the law of the Lord, *and
Acts 1:1-11 In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing
Existentialism has been a hard topic for me to grasp, but this excerpt from an essay by Richard Beck as he was riffing on Tillich struck me and some thoughts, like very polite guests, came and introduced themselves to me. Finding a meaningful life through the courage to be just became a little clearer. How
1 John 1:1-2:2 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life– this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to you
1 John 1:1-2:2 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life– this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to you
Romans 6:3-11 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in
