Throughout the Bible, the imagery of wine is used in a positive light, like Jesus turning water into wine or the Passover cup where it symbolizes the shedding of his own blood. But the winepress itself, the process, that pressure and transformation holds other implications. Revelation 14:19 So the angel swung his scythe on the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘transformation’
Winepress of Wrath
Posted in Eastertide, tagged faith, Holy Spirit, John, new creation, new life, paradox, revelation, sin, transformation, trust, wine, winepress on April 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Who is Watching?
Posted in Lent, tagged Amon, authenticity, change, conversion, follower of Christ, God, Holy Spirit, II Chronicles, Josiah, Lent, Manasseh, transformation, watching on March 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We tend to forget that our behaviors are being scrutinized. Not so much by casual acquaintances and co-workers (although somewhat), but mostly by the children and teenagers in our lives. They don’t look like they are even paying attention. Don’t be fooled. II Chronicles 34:3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he [Josiah] [...]
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 [...]
Onesimus Monday
Posted in Eastertide, tagged change, change agent, conversion, Easter, follower of Christ, follower of Jesus, love, Onesimus, Paul, Philemon, prisoner, transformation, way of Jesus on April 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s hard to change and then return to one’s old environment. So often, acquaintances and even family can’t see the metamorphosis, or they resist the transformation, or worse, they treat the person as though nothing has happened. It’s obvious, if Onesimus changes, then so must they. Philemon 10-12 I appeal to you for my son [...]
Holy Spirit Soap
Posted in Lent, tagged born again, change, cleansing, Holy Spirit, new life, Paul, rebirth, renewal, saved, starting over, Titus, transformation, washing on April 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Starting over. That’s what rebirth and renewal are all about. Starting over. The trick is getting the right stuff, the right soap, for washing away the crap. Despite all good intentions, there’s only One soap that works: the suds and bubbles of the Holy Spirit. Titus 3:4-5 But when the kindness and love of God [...]
Rules of the Game
Posted in Lent, tagged change agent, child of God, Christ, clown for Christ, communion, creativity, Emmanuel, excellence, faith, faithfulness, God, Holy Spirit, human, light, love, martyr, Paul, salvation, Timothy, transformation, transparency, truth, way of Jesus on March 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Every endeavor has rules. I hate that. Maybe it’s because I’m a child of the sixties [age-alert] but there’s some part of me that wants to rebel just at the whiff of rules. But why? Why have they become limitations instead of opportunities for excellence? II Timothy 2:5 Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete [...]
Twinkling of an Eye
Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged Corinthians, mystery, mystery of God, Paul, transformation, twinkling, way of Jesus on March 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A lot of folks grab onto this set of scriptures in Corinthians and use to wax eloquently about the end times, the last trumpet and all that. But I’m much more intrigued by the mystery of change in the “twinkling of an eye.” The mystery is not when this will happen but the process and [...]
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