“To love God means to yearn for, to pray for, and work for what glorifies God and what puts God in God’s place” ( p 8 ) What is God’s place?
Charles
“You shall love the Lord your God with all you heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30 Scriptural Focus: “Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is … Continue reading
Why would McKnight say “I have been saying the [Jesus Creed] nonstop for five years, much to the moral danger of my own life”? (p 6) He reports, “To remind ourselves in a sacred rhythm that our central tasks are … Continue reading
I hope you noticed in McKnight’s introduction to the book (page xi) the importance he attached to reciting the Jesus Creed, “… 40 Days Living the Jesus Creed can [not] be as effective as [it is] intended to be if … Continue reading
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord you God with all you heart, and with all your soul, and with all you might. Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Scriptural Focus: “Hear, O Israel: the … Continue reading
Beginning January 2 we will begin reading Scot McKinght’s 40 Days Living the Jesus Creed. Daily (Monday through Friday) I will post the day’s scriptures, and a practice for the day. Dr McKnight calls the practice, “Facing the Day.” We … Continue reading