The gospel of Matthew opens with the ancestral lineage of Jesus. Most of us just skim over these verses because, lets face it, its pretty boring, but often, there are surprises hidden within the mundane, and they remain unseen unless we are willing the thin the clutter, and look beneath the surface. You may be…
Category: Faith
Give Yourself Away
So often our thoughts are consumed with getting what we want or need, and this is not necessarily a bad thing…after all, it is self-preservation that has kept our species alive and kicking to this very day. Self preservation is a God-given intrinsic, instinct, but, let’s face it friends, a lot has changed since the…
Warm, rather than Frigid
My morning reading was all about the golden rule. You know, “…do to others as you want others to do to you.” I ask, “Why is such a simple concept, so hard to achieve?” If I had to guess as to why this can be such a difficult task, I would credit the blame to…
It’s Only Wrinkles
“You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered.” [God to Joshua] It seems I see a new wrinkle each day. Ok…maybe I’m dramatizing a bit, but isn’t that a writer’s prerogative…? But, seriously, now that I’m over 50 I’m seeing things in…
Daily Meditation: Mark 2:16-17
One day, a well-known, and well-hated, tax collector invited Jesus and his friends to be his dinner guests, along with his fellow tax collectors, and many other notorious sinners. When some of the teachers of religious law, who were Pharisees, saw Jesus eating and socializing with people like that…they asked, “Why does he eat…
Sometimes Resurrection Requires Letting Go (Amanda Miller Garber)
Mother’s Day is difficult for me. Since it always falls on Sunday, I usually play hooky, so I wont have to put on the façade of “happy mom.” However, this Sunday was different. As fate would have it…or maybe God…this Sunday I was slated to help with communion service. So for that reason, I sucked it up, and…
The God Who Sees Me…
“You are the God who sees me…” __ Hagar I’ve always felt a kinship with Hagar. Hagar was the maidservant of Sarah, Abraham’s wife. This is her story: Sarah, the wife of Abraham, was barren. None-the-less, God had promised that through their children would come the nation of Israel. Abraham and Sarah had tried…
Accepting Bridges, Instead of Walls
God has called us to build bridges and not walls. The whole story of Christ’s life, testifies to this. During his ministry, Jesus broke down many walls of separation. For example: Jesus was a Judean Refugee living in Egypt. (What if Egypt had built a wall?) Jesus had many women disciples. (Gender Wall) Jesus praised the Samaritans, whom the Jews…
My Soul To Take
Oh, that God would mold this clay, nothing but dust, dirt and decay! And yet, in me, He saw some worth; He sent his Son, from Heaven to Earth. To lay down his life, upon the cross, to thirst, and bleed, and suffer loss. And so for me, His Glory awaits; one day I’ll…
God’s Abstract Love
There are some things we will never understand, and God’s love is one of them. Maybe there are times, we think, we comprehend its depth, only to have the knowledge drift away, like a cloud in the sky. If it were possible to put God’s love to canvas, you can be sure, it would be abstract art. I truly enjoy…
Redhead Reflections 