Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3: 5-6, New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Trust and faith are related, cousins, not twins. Faith, leaning on Hebrews 11, is about assurance and conviction (NRSV: “Now faith is … More Trust and Faith: Maternal Cousins
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11: 1 (New International Version) Several years ago I was attempting, and failing, to make a sermon illustration using physics. I asked if anyone knew the Second Law of Thermodynamics. I wasn’t really expecting an answer but voices … More Now as a Threshold Moment
Colossians 2: 2-3 (NIV) My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. This Lenten Season … More Jesus: An Unraveling Revelation
1 Corinthians 12: 24b-26 (New International Version): “But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; … More There Should Be No Division in the Body of Christ
“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 (English Standard Version) If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame. Proverbs 18:13 (English Standard … More Waiting Patiently, Listening Carefully
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