Luke 15: 11,12,13,20; Hebrews 11: 1 Prodigal father Perhaps we all have something of the prodigal inside of us. We may not like to admit it, but perhaps we all fear not having been a good son or… Read More
I Samuel 15: 9-12; Mark 4:26-34 The Great Sower Last week we talked about power seen and unseen. We learned that the Bible teaches us that God prefers invisible power to work in our lives. We learned that… Read More
I Samuel 8: 4-11 ; 2 Corinthians 4: 16-18 Power seen and unseen The texts in Old Testament and New Testament lead us to a contrast between power that is visible and power that is invisible. Samuel is… Read More
John 3:1-17; Romans 8: 14 Human spirit and Holy Spirit Our two lectionary texts for today address the call to the spiritual life. We read the words of Jesus and the words of the Apostle Paul. These words… Read More
John 15: 26-27; Acts 2:1-21 The many languages of the Spirit There is a story I once shared with you of an old fashioned lady who wanted to spend a few days camping in Florida. She was, however,… Read More
John 17, 7-9; Acts 1: 15-18 Let it sink in Last week I quoted to you from the writer Arundhati Roy where she in her novel the “God of Small Things”(p. 33) writes…Christianity seeped into (note: her home… Read More
Posted: July 3, 2015 by Aart
Reflection June 28
Mark 5: 21,22,24; II Corinthians 8: 10, 11 Living the interruptions What if we were judged by the interruptions in our lives? Isn’t that a novel concept? What if we were asked to write a resume, we would… Read More