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Celebration
Sing to the Lord a new song… Let Israel be glad… Praise his name with dancing. Psalm 149:13. The Psalms are a recital of God’s goodness and his people’s ecstatic responses. God has made us to be the apex of his creation: we are important (Psalm 8); his presence brings us pleasure (Psalm 16); he […]
Give Thanks, With A Grateful Heart!
I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever. Psalm 86:12. One of the teachers at a stress seminar said that when she drives, she enjoys being stopped by red traffic lights, so she can give herself some ‘Cecily time’. Another friend delights when […]
Jesus Christ: Son Of The Living God
The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what is pleasing to him. John 8:29. Jesus claimed to have a unique relationship with his Father-God. Jesus was from ‘above’; his enemies were from ‘below’. He was never alone: his Father was always with him. Indeed, […]
Exhilaration And Silence
Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! Zephaniah 3:14. When you were a child, and started making a noise, your parents said ‘Shh! You’re in church. This is God’s house. You must be quiet!’ Protestants associate restricted expression with reverence. We must not sing […]
Problems
TURNING TYPHOONS INTO TAIL WINDS See, I am making all things new. Revelation 21:5. Norman Vincent Peale, the well-known ‘positive thinker’ was sitting one time in the co-pilot’s seat of a DC-6 in the Far East in an area where typhoons roam violently over land and sea. He asked the pilot about the problems of […]
Jesus Means Freedom
You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. John 8:32. Most in our world do not enjoy full political and civil freedoms. That is, they cannot participate in bringing about changes in their government, or speak or worship freely. In biblical times, however, slaves were totally owned by their masters. But […]
Loving Kindness
He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness. (Micah 6:8) Here are some quotes from my desk calendar, about relating to other people: A generous mind does not consider itself as belonging to itself alone, but to the […]
The Explorer
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I; send me!’ Isaiah 6:8. Some of the greatest heroes and heroines of the church have been cross-cultural missionaries. Only heaven will reveal all the magnificent exploits of these wonderful people. […]
A Just And Holy God
Our God is a consuming fire. Hebrews 12:29. Here are three important statements about God from very diverse sources: God is still the God who evokes reverence and awe. It is a distorted Christianity which in the midst of the joy of the heavenly journey forgets the awe and the dread… ‘Our God is a […]
Self Denial
There was a rich man who was dressed in… fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day… In Hades he was being tormented. Luke 16:19, 23. Mary Claerout, in her book Friday She Gave Him Flowers, tells the story of Willings, a confirmed bachelor. Every Friday his maid put flowers on his breakfast table. ‘Today she […]
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