Getting into the mindset and the head of the apostle Paul is rather uncomfortable at times. It’s uncomfortable because we like ourselves the way we are. That’s to say that we are comfortable with what we’ve got now. In one sense we assume we have enough strength to do what we need to do, thatContinue reading “Productive Suffering”
Category Archives: Bible Reflections
A Verse a Day Keeps the Bible Away
Like reading this excerpt is not reading the post, so reading a verse is…. well, it could be better couldn’t it?
Superwoman
I used to be a superwoman! I think fondly back to my early-to-mid twenties when I thought I could do everything. When I could say ‘Yes’ to pretty much any deadline and all I had to do was a few almost-all-nighters. Sometimes that was a week of almost-all-nighters. At times it was rough. But IContinue reading “Superwoman”
Racism, superiority, and love to those outside of our love.
If you have a superhuman olfactory sense for racial disrespect, or an uncanny tingle when arrogance is creeping around, then you’ll either be repulsed, or at least confronted and confused by Jesus in Mark 7:24-30. In Mark 7:24–30, there is an infamous interaction. I recommend you read it and the preceding story on ‘cleaness’ (butContinue reading “Racism, superiority, and love to those outside of our love.”
Creative Glory and Moral Glory – Psalm 19
There is a sense of God we feel as we wander about in creation. I know you get that sense in your bones because I’ve read about it, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they revealContinue reading “Creative Glory and Moral Glory – Psalm 19”
Psalm 13 – A Model for Suffering and Lament
How do you deal with your pain? We could ignore it and pretend it’s not there. We could medicate ourselves so that we feel less pain or suffering. If the pain is caused by someone who wants to hurt us then we want to hurt them back. We could blame others for our pain, sometimesContinue reading “Psalm 13 – A Model for Suffering and Lament”
Modern law(lessness)
The modern human of western values is in the process of trying to re-write moral laws. What was once right is now wrong, what was once bad is acceptable, what was once a grey area is a display of the self – an expression of authenticity. Where do these modern moral laws come from? MuchContinue reading “Modern law(lessness)”
Bigvai and Shiphrah 