Ecclesiastes 3: 1 (NRSV) “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven …” Ecclesiastes 3: 7b (NRSV) “a time to keep silence, and a time to speak …” Sometime during a misspent moment in my youth, I was humming and singing along with a vinyl version of the Byrds … More A Season and a Time
Dreams are key contributors to the narrative of both important biblical Josephs. Let’s focus on the Genesis 37 to 50 Joseph rather than the husband of Mary Joseph. The Genesis Joseph has two dreams in Canaan and tells his family of them. The telling of these dreams help get him sold into slavery and sent … More Dream On
1st Corinthians 12: Verses 4–7: Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the … More Gifts of the Spirit
Jesus says in Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life” (ESV). Paul writes in Philippians 4: 6 “do not be anxious about anything” (ESV). Our theme at Hilltop, where I serve the people of Sandy, Utah, in October, 2015 was “Let your faith be bigger than your fear.” Great … More A Scarlet Letter
Be still, and know that I am God Psalm 46:10a, New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Psalm 46 is a Song of Zion. Zion is another name for the city of Jerusalem. The Songs of Zion celebrate Jerusalem primarily because of its special relation to Yahweh, the God of Israel. Zion was “the city of our God” (Psalms … More Pastor's Musings — from Psalm 46 — "Be still, and know that I am God"
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