June 2020
June 26
Day 104: That is Grace On (yet) another rainy Friday morning, and with my wife out of town, I find myself having received a needed perspective. My reading took me to consider, even imagine, even try to conceptualize God's grace to me in Jesus. What was the price tag on that grace? Philippians 2:6 says […]
June 25
Day 103: Confirmation Bias We've ceased to be an inquisitive culture, haven't we? Concerning almost any societal question, (mandatory face masks?) we already have our own preconceived opinion. We've already decided the truth of the issue. Then we devote time to looking for justification for our opinion. We'll listen to or read just about anyone […]
June 24
Day 102: Do you Want to Be Healed? Bethesda Maryland is named for The Bethesda Meeting House, a church (1820) then in the area, which in turn was named for the story in John 5. There was this water feature, a pool, where "multitudes of invalids" hung out. Supposedly, when the pool waters would get […]
June 23
Day 101: Surrender Jerusalem was in a bad place. Surrounded by the Babylonian army, their prospects looked bleak. God had ordained all of this. The people of Jerusalem (and Judah) had ignored God's warnings for decades, even centuries. They had encouraged false prophets and carnal priests to be contrary to God; to tell them just […]