Psalm 66: 16-20; Acts 17: 26-29 Memory care There is an assisted living facility near our house and you pass it when you walk to the grocery story. It’s kind of the place you hope you won’t have… Read More
Acts 7 : 57-58; I Peter 2: 4-8a Depends on how you look at it What can we say about stones? We could talk about the different kinds of stones and rocks, where they can be found and… Read More
The truth about suffering Recently I saw a cartoon in the Christian Century showing an economist holding a clipboard and a distraught man. The economist stated: ”The fundamentals of the economy are sound.” The distraught man quips:” but… Read More
Luke 24: 13-19; I Peter 1: 23-25 Directions to Emmaus Many years ago I was doing volunteer work for a few months in Jerusalem. Somehow I found out that in Bethlehem one of my theology professors from Claremont… Read More
John 20: 24-28; I Peter 1: 8,9 Fear of fraud It’s the week after Easter and we go from the zenith of faith in God to the shame of the doubt of Thomas. We don’t think of him… Read More
Isaiah 25: 7,8; Matthew 28: 5-10 Story Editing Today the story of Jesus of Nazareth takes a dramatic turn for the better, just days after we observed Good Friday, the day of His crucifixion. It is the story… Read More
Posted: June 25, 2014 by Aart
Reflection June 8
Genesis 11:1,4; Acts 2:1-4 We have talked about words and the way we use and about how hard it is to find the exact word in another language and how hard it is to really understand what another… Read More