Tag Archives: theology

Reign in Me, Again

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

“The Lord will reign forever and ever.” Exodus 15:18 ” Whatever the Lord pleases, he does,    in heaven and on earth,    in the seas and all deeps.” Psalm 135:6 I am persuaded that Americans simply do not “process” this concept of sovereignty, especially when it’s endowed in a person.  … Continue reading →

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Righteousness: His, Yours? (or Ours?)

Posted on June 5, 2017 by

“All of us are dirty with sin. All the right things we have done are like filthy pieces of cloth. All of us are like dead leaves, and our sins, like the wind, have carried us away. “  Isaiah 64:6, … Continue reading →

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All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Prayer

Posted on June 3, 2017 by

“Before they call I will answer;     while they are yet speaking I will hear.”  Isaiah 65:24 In my thinking, there has to be terribly cataclysmic going on if you see me resort to prayer.  Praying not an automatic response for me.  It … Continue reading →

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Fire or Blackberries?

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

“Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees, takes off his shoes, The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning In some odd way, our lives seem to be … Continue reading →

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Crane Song and Common Grace

Posted on April 23, 2017 by

“And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe.  The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the … Continue reading →

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The Glory of Gripping Things

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

Understanding the way our Father works is a personal passion for me.  I did not ‘major’ in theology, and so many things have to be painstakingly explained to me, like I was a small child. It seems that I will occasionally find something … Continue reading →

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The Intensity of God’s Glory

Posted on April 18, 2017 by

When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it.16 The glory of the Lord came down on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from inside … Continue reading →

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