"Thy will be done..."
theology quote of the week
"Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven..."
You may say, “Well, did God not endow us with a free will?” I reply: To be sure, he gave you a free will. But why do you want to make it your own will? Why not let it remain free? If you do with it whatever you will, it is not a free will, but your own will. God did not . . .
lection reflection (12 Feb 2019)
reading the bible daily with the church
Isaiah 58.1-12
Today's passage from Isaiah challenges us to "put up or shut up," as the saying goes. Here we see a picture of what well-rounded, holistic faith looks like in action:
Isn’t this the fast I choose:
To break the chains of wickedness,
to untie the ropes of the yoke,
to set the . . .
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lection reflection (11 Feb 2019)
reading the bible daily with the church
Mark 9.30-41
If anyone wants to be first, he must be last and servant of all. (Mark 9.35, CSB)
This saying of Jesus flies in the face of our worldly culture and the constant barrage of information, social media, and news that we consume on a daily basis. Saying that Jesus call us to a life that is counter-cultural . . .
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lection reflection (7 Feb 2019)
reading the bible daily with the church
Isaiah 54.1-17
Having been studying in Psalm 46 this week in preparation for Sunday chapel services, I couldn't help notice the connection between Isaiah's promises in verse 10 and the Psalmist's words of hope and confidence.
Isaiah says, "Though the mountains move and the hills shake, my love will not be . . .
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lection reflection (6 Feb 2019)
reading the bible daily with the church
It has been nearly six weeks since I regularly posted Lection Reflections. What started as a short break over Christmas turned into a ridiculously long break because of the government furlough and the catching up required after the government re-opened. Hopefully that mess is behind us now and I can resume writing daily.
Isaiah . . .
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prayer to be used by God
O Lord, I give myself to Thee, I trust Thee wholly. Thou are wiser than I--more loving to me than I myself. Deign to fulfill Thy high purposes in me whatever they be--work in and through me. I am born to serve Thee, to be Thine, to be Thy instrument. Let me be Thy blind instrument. I ask not to see--I ask not to know--I ask . . .
Christmas quote of the day
"Joy to the world!" Anyone for whom this sound is foreign, or who hears in it nothing but weak enthusiasm, has not yet really heard the gospel. For the sake of humankind, Jesus Christ became a human being in a stable in Bethlehem: Rejoice, O Christendom! For sinners, Jesus Christ became a companion of tax collectors and . . .
