Psalm: 40 Meditation Romans: Which to choose – Jeremiah and his figs, John’s account of the man born blind, or the age-old question posed in Romans 9 – why are we held accountable if no one can resist His (God’s) will? The Roman passage is the most difficult so let’s go. Arrogance is not limited …
Tag: Attitude
Friday, October 15
Psalms: 11, 24 Meditation Micah: The accusation Micah brings here is quite similar to the attitude of ever-so-many Christians: “We’re all set!” Nice idea but a false one. Our conversion is something we have to re-visit every day; we need a reminder of just how essential God is to us. Well, there is work to …
Tuesday, January 5
Eve of Epiphany Psalm 2 Meditation: Jonah – Jonah spent three days and nights inside the fish by the time he prays this prayer. This is Jonah’s prayer of repentance. We don’t know what happened for all of that time inside the fish but three days of total solitude in darkness will do a number …
Tuesday, September 22
Psalm: 78:1-39 Meditation 1 Corinthians: As if to underscore yesterday’s reading in Matthew 5 about sin, the situation here is far more serious and worse: flagrant sexual immorality is rampant in Western society – no one sees anything wrong with it. The mantra "if no one is getting hurt then there is nothing wrong” represents …