Seen or Unseen, a division we could use to think on more. The painting is a Rembrandt. Growth in the unseen takes effort. What does the Bible say? 2 Corinthians 4:18 says 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. I am a visual person, so I need this regular reminder. My bank account and car are seen. The love that attaches …
Just as light drives out darkness, so love drives out fear. This is much easier to write than live out. 13 months ago, the darkness was winning in my heart. My business had been devastated by Covid -19, I felt bad that we were not connecting with the people around us. We were not spreading any light, and I could not figure out how to get there. I was writing my prayers. They cried out for a path to bring …
Let’s talk about when we are weak. Or at least I need to. In 2 Corinthians 12:10, Paul says For when I am weak, then I am strong. Further, he quotes the Lord who told Paul “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. God’s power is revealed in our weakness. That is where we need to live. …
Consistent readers of this blog know I like history as well as the Kingdom of God. Thus, the relationship between the historians and Christians is related for me. Christianity is completely wedded to history. If Jesus did not die on a Roman Cross about 30 AD under Pontius Pilate and rise again 3 days later, then there is no Christian faith to speak of. Glory be, Jesus, the firstborn born from the dead, lived in history and leads us onward. …
Our subjectivity and the Bible is on the table today. Reading 1 Corinthians 16 with my wife we had to laugh. 13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 14 Do everything in love. I read “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything thing in love???” We both laughed as I was reading like a freight train and serious. Then, the sudden shift to love caught me by surprise. God …
