I Samuel 3: 4, 8-10; John 1: 43-45 Being available Samuel is available. He is available to his master Eli. He is one of those young people who is eager to learn, eager to please and ready to… Read More
Mark 1:7-11; Acts 19: 4,5 The mark of the Holy Jesus comes to John to be baptized. It is an act of purification, but also an act of humility. The Great One is baptized by an eccentric prophet. … Read More
Genesis 1:1-3; John 1:1-4 Beginning once more At the start of each year each of us give ourselves a brief chance to think about where and how we have been in the last 365 days. News media do… Read More
Isaiah 61:10 and 11; Luke 2: 33,34 New light We talked about misconceptions earlier. Our minds and our culture are full of them. Whenever we get rid of some, we find some new ones. Great architecture has a… Read More
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
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
Posted: February 13, 2015 by Aart
Reflection January 25
; Jonah 3:15; Mark 1: 14-20 Stepping into the moment A rancher in Texas had a bull named Chance. One day Chance went out into the pasture and didn’t come back. He had died and the rancher and… Read More