That old Saint Peter can be such a downer. I’m already fighting for air these days and with each little foray in II Peter, I’m given another twirl around the circle of beginnings and endings. My last few years have been working against the “shoulds” and “oughts.” But Peter yanks be back. II Peter 3:11 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Peter’
Who I Ought to Be?
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged depression, Grace, hope, loss, Peter, universe on October 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tiny Slave Masters
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged Christ, freedom, Lilliput, Luke 4:18, Master, Peter, Romans 6:16, sin, slave, slavery on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Peter echoes Paul in Romans 6:16a, “Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey. . . ” In both cases, the slavery is chosen. We agree to the terms. We enter willingly. We accede. II Peter 2:19 They promise them freedom, while [...]
Who Are These People?
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged empathy, false prophets, false teaching, Great Emergence, heresy, heretic, Heretic's Daughter, Jim Jones, Julia Scheeres, Kathleen Kent, love, Love wins, Matthew 25, mercy, People's Temple, Peter, phyllis tickle, Rob Bell, Salem witch trials, sin on October 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’m getting stuck in 2nd Peter Two. Holy Moly. Do I know any of these people? I keep checking back to the first verses, “they” this and “they” that; who are “they” who are on the short end of Peter’s wrathful indignation? False prophets, false teachers, and heretics! Whoa! II Peter 2:10b,12a,17a Bold and arrogant, [...]
Power of Witness
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged Christ, Jesus, memory, Peter, salvation, transformation, truth, witness on October 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Despite the fact that “eyewitnesses” usually screw up the details of what they witness, they do get the big picture: they know it was a bank robbery, a car accident, a outpouring of power. And then, too, repetition tends to solidify an account, like one miracle after another. II Peter 1:15-16 And I will make [...]
Divine Power
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged Bruce Alimighty, C. S. Lewis, divinity, Edmnd, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Peter, power, sovereignty, Toronto Blessing on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have heard it said that everything we need—we have, in order to accomplish what is needed to fulfill God’s destiny. This is so easy to say but so hard to live, to believe. If anything, I see myself (and those around me) always looking for more and still more, thinking that will make the [...]
Another Paradox . . . and Another
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged anxiety, believer, Christ, faith, fear, follower of Christ, followership, God, Grace, Holy Spirit, hope, humility, paradox, Peter, Sadie Hawkins, trust on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Want to experience authentic Christ followership? It’s the opposite of everything imaginable: love enemies, serve to lead, sit to stand, humbleness for glory, just to name a few. The key to all faith paradoxes is trust and confidence in the God who operates outside of natural laws, basics, like gravity. I Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, [...]
Administrator of My Gifts
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged Christ, creativity, divine, gifts, God, I Timothy 6:10, II Corinthians 12:9, imagination, Matthew 25:14-30, Peter, talents on September 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A popular teaching among Christians emphasizes a person’s weaknesses and God’s ability to work with them to create strength [2nd Corinthians 12:9] and I don’t necessarily disagree. But perhaps we have lost sight of the importance of gifted strengths. I Peter 4:10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully [...]
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