VII.Let’s take notice of – Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people;once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Let those words open this passage for you, and hear how God’s people are … Continue reading
VII.We have spent time this week considering fasting and how it calls attention to behaviors we should not practice and behaviors we should practice. Keeping in mind the lifestyle recommended here, pay attention to two other images presented here, that … Continue reading
VII.So we see the river, the water of life, the tree of life, fruit, leaves and a place where “there will be no more night…” And then there is healing. Healing from … ? VIII.Revelation 22:1-7 (New Revised Standard Version) … Continue reading
IV.Let’s spend some time giving this passage a slow reading, paying attention to the contrasts Jesus sets before us. V.John 12:44-50 (New Revised Standard Version) Then Jesus cried aloud: “Whoever believes in me believes not in me but in him … Continue reading
IV.Today as you return to these words let your attention be drawn to how this “light” is presented. V.John 1:1-14 (New Revised Standard Version) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was … Continue reading
I.With this week’s focus we move from Isaiah to the prologue of the Fourth Gospel. I suspect it is familiar to many and perhaps some regard it as I do – as one of my favorite passages. Despite its possible … Continue reading
I.As you spend time with these words from the Prophet Isaiah take note of how he describes “the people.” What has been their history and how does Isaiah describe their situation here? II.Isaiah 9:2-7 (NRSV) The people who walked in … Continue reading