My soul proclaims your greatness, O God, and my spirit rejoices in you, my Savior. For you have looked with favor upon your lowly servant and from this day forward […]
Mark 14:12-16 And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the passover Lamb. His disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for […]
We are invited (and maybe also challenged) to rekindle these gifts over and over and over again. That’s where the church comes in! And aren’t we blessed with a church! All we have to do is to draw near and let the Holy Spirit rekindle the faith and the gifts that are already within us. I know this is true, because I always walk away from church with a spring in my step, a smile on my face, and a new opportunity for service rattling around in my heart. Maybe you do too.
When I think of the waters of baptism, I also think about washing off the dirt and grime accumulated through the process of daily living that can obscure our innate beauty. Compromises and annoyances eat away at us. Hassles and frustrations dilute our compassion and sensitivity. These challenges dim our shine.
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe […]
. . . and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age. (Matthew 28:20) I remember reading a story in the New York Times: While awaiting […]
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. (1 Thessalonians 5:11) Remember that old expression, “Sticks and stones can break my bones, […]