searching for space, grounded in grace
Dear friends, Here, on the edge of Advent, I’m wondering about the gifts of this season. In this pandemic landscape, where such heaviness endures, what is the Spirit’s invitation? Since 2018, I’ve written daily devotions for Advent, inspired by the……
Isaiah 64:1-2 O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence—as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil—to make your name known to your adversaries, so that the nations……
Isaiah 40:9-11 9 Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings, lift it up, do not fear; say to the cities of Judah, ‘Here is……
Zephaniah 3:14-20 14 Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! 15 The Lord has taken away the judgements against you, he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord, is……
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant. —Martin Luther King, Jr. 1 Corinthians 15:55-58 55 “Where, O death, is your victory? Where,……
Isaiah 51:3 For the Lord will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places,and will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord;joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song. Now let……
Isaiah 11:1 A shoot shall come out from the stock of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. (NRSV) A green Shoot will sprout from Jesse’s stump, from his roots a budding Branch. (The Message) To……
Ephesians 4:29-5:2 29Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. 30And do not grieve the Holy……
Psalm 107:1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. I’ve never quite understood the allure of an extreme endurance race. I mean, just consider this paragraph from an article about 9……
Psalm 36:7-9 How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 8 They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights…….
