Mark 10:41-45

by | Oct 23, 2018 | Meditations

When the ten heard this, they began to be angry with James and John. So Jesus called them and said to them, “You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so...

Luke 5:15-16

by | Oct 10, 2018 | Meditations

But now more than ever the word about Jesus spread abroad; many crowds would gather to hear him and to be cured of their diseases. But he would withdraw to deserted places and pray. (Luke 5:15–16 NRSV) I’m afraid of crowds.  Perhaps you are too.  I don’t...

John 4:7

by | Oct 3, 2018 | Meditations

A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (John 4:7 NRSV) Several of you follow me on Twitter.  Twitter certainly has its down sides, but the reason I like it is because I get to follow some of my favorite writers and theologians...

Psalm 139:1-12

by | Sep 26, 2018 | Meditations

O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it...