June 23, 2021
A Word about the Word “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law […]
June 17, 2021
A Word about the Word Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife. [Proverbs 17:1] Eating can be a very positive thing. I’m not a “foodie,” but any card-carrying Italian had better appreciate the finer art of food and eating. And yet, it’s not just the quality of the […]
June 9, 2021
A Word about the Word But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. [James 3:17–18] Wisdom…pure…peace…gentle…open to reason. Outstanding! Where can I buy some? Makes me […]
June 3, 2021
A Word about the Word What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done,and there is nothing new under the sun. [Ecclesiastes 1:9] Ever feel like life is a monotonous routine with nothing new under the sun? Like you’re living in the movie Groundhog Day? Everything has […]
May 26, 2021
A Word about the Word For the creation was subjected to futility—not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it—in the hope that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay into the glorious freedom of God’s children. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with […]
May 11, 2021
A Word about the Word The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. [Psalm 19:1–2] The pandemic tragedy that is India these days has made me reflect on the many experiences I have learned […]
May 6, 2021
A Word about the Word And Jesus was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him… He went up into the hills to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. Jesus was a man of solitude and aloneness. This pandemic season […]
April 30, 2021
A Word about the Word You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world. [Jesus] I am? Yep! But unless I am experiencing a bunch of “preserving” in my own soul and a lot of light in my own life, the earth and the world won’t be getting much of […]
April 20, 2021
A Word about the Word For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. [1 Timothy 4:8] “Bodily training” (literally, gymnazo) is valuable indeed. From how we feel about ourselves to the way we […]
April 14, 2021
A Word about the Word With your love LORD, the earth is filled. [Psalm 119:64] A fantasy? A wish? An ideal?A reality! God loves you. Let me say that again: God loves you. Soak it in. Believe it. You may not “feel” it. The world may not affirm it. Still, God loves you—with a real, sacrificial, […]
