Tim Counts reminds us of the way Jesus looks at people, the way he looks at us, the way we should look at those around us. Isaiah, in his expressive word pictures and poetic prophecy, describes hurting people as bruised reeds and smoldering wicks. Bruised reeds were useless. Shepherds would make small musical instruments from …
A post at Mockingbird by Duo Dickenson that contains phrase after phrase that I turn over and over in my mind. But later, for many of us, maybe most, who have defined ourselves not by love but by demonstrating an ability to be lovable, failure is guaranteed. If perfection is your standard of lovability, you …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 46 120. Q. Why has Christ commanded us to address God: “Our Father”? A. That at the very beginning of our prayer he may awaken in us the childlike reverence and trust toward God which should be the motivation of our prayer, which is that God has become our Father …
In an age and a culture that expects polish and encourages perfectionism, the tendency to import these values into worship is at best seen as a ‘bait and switch’ tactic of appealing to the non-Christian’s expectations in order to introduce them to Jesus. There is a legitimate aim in that desire. But unrelenting exposure to …
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