December 31, 2018-January 6, 2019 Monday-Magi Bible “Wise men from the East came to Jerusalem” (Matthew 2:1). Faith pops up in the oddest places. Karen sat at the kitchen table surrounded by bills and trying to figure out how she was going to pay them. Tears of frustration welled up in her eyes and flowed […]
Month: December 2018
Authentic Health
It’s New Year’s resolution time. I just finished reading of Authentic Health: The Definitive Guide to Losing Weight, Feeling Better, Mastering Stress, Sleeping Well Every Night, and Enjoying a Sense of Purpose, by Gus Vickery, M.D., (Morgan James Publishing, New York, 2018). If any one of these is one of your goals for the New […]
The Lotus and the Rose
Have you ever wondered what a conversation between two different faith traditions would look like? You no longer need to wonder. You can read the conversation and even view it. Pick up a copy of The Lotus and the Rose: A Conversation between Tibetan Buddhism and Mystical Christianity, Reverend Matthew Fox and Lama Tsomo (Namchak […]
A Gracious Heresy
I’m not an avid reader of biographies, but occasionally I pick one up. Usually my tastes lean toward well-known personalities such as Lincoln, Hamilton, Jefferson, King and Mandela. Thus when I was offered the opportunity to review, A Gracious Heresey: The Queer Calling of an Unlikely Prophet, by Connie L. Tuttle (Resource Publications, Eugene, 2018) […]
A Rose by Any Other Name …
I was intrigued by a book entitled, Naming the Unnameable, by Matthew Fox (Homebound Publications, Pawcatuck, CT 2018). Fox has gathered eighty-nine names for God and written a brief description and devotion for each name. This is not necessarily an original idea. There are several books occupying Christian bookshelves that have done this in one […]
Matthew 1:18-25-Story of Jesus Birth
Devotions on Matthew 1:18-25-Story of Jesus Birth December 17-24, 2018 Monday, December 17, 2018-Story of Jesus Birth “Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place this way.” (Matthew 1:18a). My wife, Faye, and I moved to Arizona from the Mid-West. We have two granddaughters who live in Minneapolis—a fifteen hundred mile, three hour […]
Isaiah 42:1-9, A Light to the Nations
Devotional Thoughts on Isaiah 42:1-9-Light to the Nations December 10 – 16, 2018 Monday, December 10, 2018-Light to the Nations “Here is my servant, whom I uphold my chosen, in whom my soul delights” (Isaiah 42:1a). It was a warm, sunny spring day. Baseball was in the air, at least for Austin’s PE class. […]
Esther 4:1-17, Book of Esther
Devotional Thoughts Esther 4:1-17-Book of Esther December 3-9, 2018 Monday, December 3, 2018-Book of Esther “Giving them orders to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all Jews” (Esther 3:13) Injustice comes in all shapes and sizes. For Esther and Mordecai, the grave injustice that they faced was the edict to annihilate the Jews. We […]