At a clergy conference, a pastor shared that his favorite Bible verse is “this too shall pass.” While it’s not a literal verse, I found it profound.
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Do you know what’s hardest about an outburst of righteous anger? It’s the day after.
“When foreigners… come from a distant land” often carries an air of suspicion in our world. Who are they? Why are they here?
Have you ever heard the phrase “a thin place”? It’s not just a particular location but a moment or circumstance where the barrier between the divine and the earthly feels almost nonexistent.
I wrote this poem several years ago. Since we are such independent people who always want to do it ourselves, I hope it expresses the deep need we have for Jesus as seen here in Isaiah.
Do you remember school picture day? We looked forward to it because it meant class was cut short and we got to quietly goof off while we waited for everyone to have their picture taken. Of course, some of us always got caught, too.
There are times when I read this passage and react with the same indignity of the ten other disciples.
Have you ever watched a newborn calf or a fawn playing in a field? Or puppies rolling around and chasing each other?
This is one of those passages in Scripture that is both frightening and exciting all at the same time. No wonder visits from God’s angels always begin with some form of “Fear Not” or “Don’t be afraid.”