God’s Justice is Righteousness

In our commitment to dwell on the power of God’s promise for this year’s Daily Lenten Journey, the Church turns our minds toward God’s justice. In our world, justice is enacted by corrupt judges and ‘paid-for’ politicians. What the world calls justice is just another name for vengeance. God’s justice is righteousness, not vengeance. But…

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Wisdom is Power

There is a difference between knowledge and wisdom. We gain knowledge by learning either from books or from others. Wisdom cannot be taught. Wisdom is gained by experience. Wisdom requires time and discernment. Knowledge can lead to wisdom. Without wisdom, knowledge is just an empty book. My son, be attentive to my wisdom, incline your…

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The Promise of Salvation

When a young child reaches for a hot stove, a loving parent slaps the child’s hand away from the stove. The child feels the pain of the action and likely feels punished. What really happened was that the parent saved the child from serious injury. Sometimes being saved feels like pain. The man gave names…

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The Promise of Help

I’m sure you’ve heard the say, “You can’t go it alone.” This is true whether you are climbing Mount Everest or if you are looking for God. As young children we learn the ‘buddy system’ for everything from water sports to study partners in college. No matter where we find ourselves, we always need help.…

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The Promise of Food

It is day three of the Great Fast. By now, if you are following the Fast in any way, even if not very strict, you are hungry and craving the foods you used to eat. Trust me. You’ll be ok. You will survive because God promised you would always have food. And God said, “Let…

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Another Great Lent and Another Chance

We have come once again to the first day of the Great Fast, also known as Great Lent. In Greek this season is known as the Great 40 Days. What makes it so ‘great’ is the power of God. It is our annual chance to return to where it all started and remember God’s power…

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Loyalty Has Its Limits

When my father was young it was expected that if a person dedicated his life to a company, the company would take care of him in retirement. Workers and companies were loyal to each other. Those days are gone. Workers used to be able to count on ‘moving up’ in the same company after years…

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Humans and Animals are not the Same

Hidden mysteries of the Da Vinci

There is a troubling trend in our society to reduce humanity to ‘just another’ animal in the ecosystem. More and more consider our having dominion over the earth as a sin or even misplaced power. Activists search for examples of ‘human behavior’ in animals as a means of distraction from certain behaviors. We are not…

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Finding God in the World

Much has been said over the generations about our battle with the world. As Christians we are supposed to live in the world but not be of the world. We are expected to die to the world so we can live with Christ. Is the world totally void of value? As my Old Testament professor…

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2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Final Day

A golden abstract artwork of the Jesus

We have arrived at our final day of our Daily Lenten Journey. We aren’t finished with our fasting. That will continue through next week. We aren’t finished with our extra Church services. Those too will continue through next week.  Our Great Lenten Journey might be wrapping up today, but our journey continues through next week.…

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