GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – When Disobedience Seems to Be OK ! – Year One, Proper 22, Friday, October 10, 2015, Matthew 9:27-34 “But they went away and spread his fame through all the district.” Who wouldn’t be excited? A moment ago these two men were blind. Now they see. The excitement would be […]
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Last Laugh! – Year One, Proper 21, Friday, October 9, 2015, Matthew 9:18-26 “And they laughed at him.” In spite of the miraculous set before them, people scoffed at Jesus. New kid on the block? Local yokel? Who knows? Something made them doubt and that led to laughter. Maybe […]
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Table Manners – Year One, Proper 21, Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 1 Corinthians 11:2, 17-22 “Is it not the Lord’s supper you eat.” Too often we celebrate the “Lord’s supper” in such a way that we forget the early days. Rather than celebrated upon marble altars, the early communion […]
Being Blessed, Becoming a Blessing Part 1
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Let it go, Let it go – Year One, Proper 21, Friday, October 2, 2015, 1 Corinthians 9:16-27 “I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” Paul was willing to let it go, everything, save the Gospel. He had no need […]
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Ouch! – Year One, Proper 21, Thursday, October 1, 2015, Matthew 7:22-29 “I never knew you.” Ouch! I was hoping for “well done good and faithful servant.” What’s the difference? Hearing and doing. All trees bear fruit but not all trees bear good fruit. So outwardly it may appear, […]
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Judge for Yourself – Year One, Proper 21, Tuesday, September 29, 2015, Matthew 7:1-12 “First take the log out of your own eye.” Our beliefs include judgment. The Word sets the target and we miss the mark (hamartia). There is judgment everywhere. It is the Truth in “full of grace and […]
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Sweeeet! – Year One, Proper 21, Monday, September 28, 2015, Matthew 6:25=34 “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin.” This blog or commentary is based on the Daily Office. The Daily office is a systematic way of reading through the Scriptures so […]
GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – Amen is Enough – Year One, Proper 20, Thursday, September 25, 2015, Matthew 6:7-15 “For your father knows what you need before you ask him.” Kristen and I were in Ruhengeri, Rwanda, when we were unexpectedly invited to lunch. It was in a palapa hut near a pool. If […]
Graham turns 4 today. Thanks be to God for our Graham Finale! GLEANINGS (from the Daily Office) – The Boss of Me – Year One, Proper 20, Thursday, September 24, 2015, 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 “You are not your own; you were bought with a price.” Every fiber within me fights against this. I am my […]
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