In the Old Testament, God’s people were called to his presence and to worship for several reasons. The feasts and festivals, along with the weekly Sabbath, were reminders. One could develop an extensive list of the things Israel was to remember. A short list could include that Israel was to remember God’s nature, his initiative …
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Perception and Perspective
It is not what happens to us that shapes our perceptions. It is how we understand what happens to us–how we experience and interpret and process what happens to us. The same thing happens to two different people with two different results. “The fire that melts the butter hardens the steel.” Many of us go …
Perception is reality? Which reality?
You have likely heard the phrase, “Perception is reality.” Some interpret the phrase to suggest that every perception is true–that every perception is reality, or at least contains some element of reality. While it may be true that what people perceive is a reflection of some reality, which reality is reflected? A quote from Anais …
It’s Sunday Again: Wisdom
Wisdom is difficult to describe. Many misdefine wisdom. Wisdom is not knowledge. Wisdom is not demonstrated by superior knowledge or by good decisions. Wisdom is seen in one’s life, in one’s practice. One shows oneself wise by what one does. Wisdom is visible in right living. Wisdom is not to be equated with knowing what …
It’s Sunday Again: Sharing the Word Among God’s People
Another Sunday, reflecting, thinking, remembering. Another Sunday in a long series of Sundays, so long I cannot remember the beginning, now over 3000 Sundays. A lifetime of Sundays, it seems like so many, it seems like so few. Only 3000. This is not the first Sunday I have spent in Honduras, but I do not …
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Reaping What We Sow
This morning at Baxter, I had the opportunity to visit at breakfast with brother Jorge Quijano, a Baxter graduate from the early days in Honduras, now working in Belize and Mexico. Our conversation turned to the nature of the Christian life and the many blessings that are part of our lives as Christians. Jorge said, …
It’s Sunday Again: Another “High”
Rejoice, and again I say rejoice! (Phil. 4:4) It’s Sunday again. God on my mind this morning–another fresh, brisk morning following a night of rain. Time to meditate, study, read, think, pray. God time. I love Sundays. I am amazed that so often in our lives God takes us from one highlight experience to the …
It’s Sunday Again: “Sunday at the ‘Park'”
Since I devoted this morning’s Mother’s Day blog to sharing memories of my mother, I am posting my Sunday reflections on Sunday evening. Some of you already know that Jan and I have changed “church homes.” Although we had communicated our commitment to be members at Park Plaza last week, today was our first Sunday …
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Christian: Like Christ?
A recent email from MinEmergent included a quote from Diana Butler Bass (A People’s History of Christianity). “Whereas militant Christianity triumphs over all, generative Christianity transforms the world through humble service to all. It is not about victory; it is about following Christ in order to seed the human community with grace.” The brief quote, …
It’s Sunday Again: Finding Family
Yesterday’s leadership seminar was a superb experience–a men’s breakfast, morning sessions, and afternoon meeting with the shepherds yielded fresh mission and vision statements that can provide direction, dreams, energy, and enthusiasm for renewal and continued growth. Today will be a time to focus on remembering God’s purpose and encouraging us to live out the reality …