Scripture Mark 13:1-8, 20-32 As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!” 2 “Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” 3 As Jesus was sitting on the... Continue Reading →
Luke 4:14-30 Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath... Continue Reading →
God of the covenant, in the glory of the cross your Son embraced the power of death and broke its hold over your people. In this time of repentance, draw all people to yourself, that we who confess Jesus as Lord may put aside the deeds of death and accept the life of your kingdom.... Continue Reading →
Two weeks ago I wrote about some troubling events in the modern church and how unsettling I find that (you can read it here). This post goes along the same theme of how Christians can make it difficult for others to believe Christianity. Amid all of the voices that have spoken out against Russia's invasion... Continue Reading →
Prayer Eternal God, you revealed to the disciples the everlasting glory of Jesus Christ. Grant us, who have not seen and yet believe, the gift of your Holy Spirit, that we may boldly live the gospel and shine with your transforming glory, as people changed and changing through the redeeming presence of our Savior. Amen.... Continue Reading →
To stream or not to stream that is the question—Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of separated cyberspace,Or to take arms against a sea of isolation,And, by opposing, end it? A Modern Hamlet I had a notion to rewrite the entire soliloquy but I thought readers would get bored. The... Continue Reading →
So often we think of God creating a new heaven and a new earth and we have the impression of time. We think these simply follow the old ones chronologically, but the reality is these are new in the sense of quality. The Heaven and Earth God wants to create is something completely different from... Continue Reading →
This is part 2 of a post about the my difficulty with the Church to catch up read part 1. "Neque enim quaero intelligere ut credam, sed credo ut intelligam" "I do not seek to understand in order that I may believe, but rather, I believe in order that I may understand"Anselm of Canterbury Anselm's... Continue Reading →
I recently wrote on three situations within the American church-- Jerry Falwell' Vanity Fair interview, Phanatik renouncing Christianity, and Lecrae speaking about losing events over his social comments (read it here). In that post I teased that I would write about what troubles me with the Church today, there are two interconnected issues which do... Continue Reading →
A HUGE thank you to Quincy for the time and effort of creating this list, I have greatly benefited from your work. I can't wait for long conversations about this list in the future. This is our tenth in a ten-part series in which Quincy reveals his top 100 novels and offers summaries and analysis... Continue Reading →
Squinting in the Light 