Isaiah 40:3-6; Mark 1:1-3. The road to here, the road to there In the film “Wild” which is about to open in theaters, a young woman driven by her past walks along the length of the Pacific Crest… Read More
Ezekiel 34: 4-6, 15: Ephesians 1:15,16 Thanksgiving humbug How do we get to gratitude, how do we get to being thankful? Does it take a major scare of some sort or seeing your neighbor go through something which… Read More
Matthew 25: 14-18; I Thessalonians 5: 4,5 Let your light shine I have talked about ways people can let their light shine in their world and the world. We have seen how there are people who do not… Read More
Matthew 23: 10, 11, 12; Acts 17: 22-28 The Christian and other faiths Humility comes slowly in life and it comes in fits and starts. Humility is not our natural instinct. It does not work well in a… Read More
Exodus 33:18-23; Matthew 22: 20,21, 22 Is anything holy anymore? Last week there was a soccer match between the Republic of Serbia and Albania. These regions or countries have never liked each other. A mini helicopter with an… Read More
Exodus 32: 3,4,5; Matthew 22: 8-12 Honoring and dishonoring God In many ways the Bible is written from God’s perspective. Like in a novel, the authors take the perspective of the third person. In the Psalms and in… Read More
Posted: December 31, 2014 by Aart
Reflection December 14
Isaiah 61: 1,4; Luke 1:51, 52,53 Not business as usual Dear friends, Last week we talked about roads, about flattening and straightening out the road of society and leveling the playing field. We also talked about the potential… Read More