I have a friend whose life phrase is “live loved” which she has adopted from the God Journey folks. It deeply resonates because of its simplicity and promise that we are loved and called to do the same for others. Ephesians 5:2-3 Be imitators of God, a therefore, as dearly loved children and live a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Romans’
Live a Life of Love
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged Christ, condemnation, Elijah House, Ephesians, fear, God journey, Jesus, live loved, love, Paul, performance orientation, Romans, sacred other, vulnerability, way of Jesus on November 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Revelation of the Mystery
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged adoption, authenticity, confession, honesty, Jesus, knowledge, Messiah, mystery, Paul, revelation, Romans, transparency, truth on April 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Do people actually prefer a mystery to the unveiling of that mystery? I think so. As long as something is a mystery, an unknown, then our imaginations can fill in all the blanks. We can make it up. But once the mystery is revealed . . . well, we’re stuck with the truth of it. [...]
Working Hard
Posted in Time Up to Pentecost, tagged devotion, Holy Spirit, Jesus, koinonia, love, mustard seed, narrow way, Paul, Persis, poor, prayer, Romans, study, teaching, time, Tryphena, Tryphosa, way of Jesus, work on April 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What does this look like . . . working hard “in the Lord?” I’ve been thinking about this since yesterday. I’m thinking the essence lies in the word sacrifice – a sacrifice of time and energy. Romans 16:12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, [...]
You Go Girls!
Posted in Feast Days and Holy Days, tagged believers, Christian women, Easter, genealogy, Mary, Matthew, mission, Paschal, Paul, Pente, Persis, Phoebe, Priscilla, Romans, Rome, Rufus, servant, Tryphena, Tryphosa, way of Jesus, witness, woman, women on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On Easter morning, we need to consider this detail: women played a key role as messengers of truth. In fact, from the visits to Bethany through Jesus’s Paschal journey and on into the days and weeks after the resurrection, women were players: devoted, faithful and strong. They still are. Romans 16:1-2, 6, 12-13, 15 and [...]
Signs and Miracles
Posted in Lent, tagged authenticity, gospel, healing, holiness, holy, Holy Spirit, Messiah, miracles, Paul, power, pray, pray without ceasing, prayer, Romans, signs and wonders, way of Jesus on April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Signs and wonders don’t just happen haphazardly. They are a huge responsibility: heady stuff to experience a miracle (either on the receiving end or the giving end). Can you imagine being the conduit for one? Or have we grown cavalier about it? Romans 15:19 [Even as my preaching has been accompanied] with the power of [...]
Overflowing Hope
Posted in Lent, tagged blessing, change, God, hope, Paul, Romans, sovereignty, way of Jesus on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hope is already powerful in itself. There is a sustaining energy to hope that is unlike any other belief. With hope, anything and everything is possible. Now, imagine hope flowing over a glass like a carbonated drink. It’s exhilarating, really. Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as [...]
Accept What Is
Posted in Lent, tagged acceptance, confession, denial, God, hard heart, heart, holiness, Jesus, judgment, kindness, love, open heart, Paul, Pharisees, Romans, trust, way of Jesus, wholeness on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Opposites. Either I judge others quickly, forgetting I am equally fallen; or, I wash over reality because I want everything to be smooth sailing. (Don’t rock the boat.) Both ways are problematic and reflect denial. Romans 15:7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. Paul writes [...]
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