Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” Luke 2:13-14 —– Blessed are the peacemakers,for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9—– But I tell you who hearContinueContinue reading “What does peace on earth mean anyway?”
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Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart!
During Advent it is wise to sit quietly and ponder the three-fold coming of Christ…—–John 1:14New International Version (NIV)14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.Revelation 3:20New International Version (NIV)20 HereContinueContinue reading “Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart!”
During Advent we don’t always have to have the last word!
This is the first Sunday of Advent. My column in today’s (12/01/2013) Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette reflects on 4 spiritual disciplines I plan to pursue this month. I hope you’ll join me…
Billy Graham, 95, has 3 principle regrets…
Billy Graham turned 95 years old a few days back (Born November 7, 1918). Known the world over for his efforts to share Jesus with the lost, the least and the last, he looks back on his life and admits he has these regrets…(From the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website)1. “Although I have much toContinueContinue reading “Billy Graham, 95, has 3 principle regrets…”
O God, Give us, first and foremost, the desire to be wise!
Don’t flee today. Instead, press in. Show up. Watch for what God is doing. Thus, get wisdom. Shout for it. Seek it. Look for it… But GET IT! ** Put this prayer on the tip of your tongue,”Father, give me wisdom. Make me wise as I seek your kingdom today first and foremost.”—–** “The beginningContinueContinue reading “O God, Give us, first and foremost, the desire to be wise!”
For Thanksgiving pray the Serenity Prayer while telling God ‘Thank you’
My Sunday column in today’s Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette tells why I think the Serenity Prayer interspersed with occasional prayers of “Thank You” are so important, especially during the holidays.
The lie of comparison will get you nowhere
The other night at an event I attended, I found myself staring at some of the folks attending who I knew made substantial salaries, well into the hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. I watched them for a while and then suddenly realized that if I wanted to busy myself looking at the tallContinueContinue reading “The lie of comparison will get you nowhere”
There is so much more to seeing than what meets the eye…
No man can say his eyes have had enough of seeing, his ears their fill of hearing. — Ecclesiastes 1:8 We see things with our eyes, but there is so much more to seeing…Father Richard Rohr says there is third-eye seeing… —–“Third-eye seeing is the way the mystics see. They do not reject the first eye (thoughtContinueContinue reading “There is so much more to seeing than what meets the eye…”
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