When I read Psalm 17, I do so with an eye toward the simple old poem: There are two natures in my breast; One is evil, one is blest. One I love and one I hate....
At the end of Mark 8, when Jesus speaks of denying oneself (lower nature) and identifying with one's spiritual self, I see a theme that is prevelent in nearly...
Psalm 18: God becomes a volcano and an earthquake, drying up the sea. (Reminds me of the how the 2004 tsunami pulled the sea back for miles in many places...
Luke's version of this seems more informative to me: " 9:28 And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and...
Hello everybody, My name is vivin and I am originally from India, presently based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. I work with John Zuch in the same company and...
Hi guys, Sorry about slipping on sending the daily emails--it's very challenging to do it every day...I will continue to try, but just in case I slip as I did...
2/6 Psalm: 22.1-18 Forsaken Gita: 12.1-12 The Best Way Mark: 10.13-16 Like a child 2/7 Psalm: 22.19-31 Do not stand aside Gita: 12.13-20 The Devotee ...
Trev, This theme of giving up the lower self and identifying with one's spiritual self is certainly a common thread through the Gita - often expressed as the...
I have nothing terribly profound to say, just that I wanted to keep the conversation going and so I'm going to throw out a few reflections from Monday's...
Psalm 22 as I see it moves: from the utmost despair to the most glorious denoument. Everyone probably knows that Jesus was reported to have quoted the first...
Mark 10:35-45 is one of my favorite passages in the Bible. Once again the goony disciples are missing the point, arguing over who's the greatest (Does this...
I know this was a reading last week, and I should have commented on it then--Sorry, I really have been very busy, and I want to thank everyone else for picking...
Fantastic and challenging post, Jon. There is but ONE. "It takes a night to make it dawn And it takes a day to make you yawn brother It takes some old to make...
Amazing and indeed a very good post - i enjoyed reading it Vivin ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo!...
Your message focuses on the nature of God; as you say, the common Christian conception is that God is good. That can only be a poetic idea since we don't know...
... Larry, what an amazing, insightful, and inspirational statement! This understanding of Goodness as the purpose of our living in the world, I think is the...
What comes to mind from Jon's note is in Romans: "All things work together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose." So I'm...
This passage is full of pressingly vital stuff. As a whole we see Jesus in a more activistic role than Mark has described to this point. Apparently he had...
Re: Forgiveness. I agree with you and Blake, Larry. To forgive involves opening your heart to love. And going one step deeper, is to forgive oneself. When you...
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Hi everyone, here's the schedule for the readings through 2/20; We'll be reading through more of the first "book" of the Psalms and finishing up the Bhagavad...
I'm struggling to stay current with the readings on the Lectio Divina list. Have you ever read 10 chapters of Leviticus in one sitting, to try to catch up?...
I am simply blown away by this question-and-answer GRILLING of Jesus. Those guys were relentless! :) And Jesus handed it to them on a platter! In particular,...
Trev, your reading of "Love thy neighbor as thyself" is awesome. It reminds me of what I heard yesterday as I was listening to the audiobook "The Universe in...
Hey, Darrell, that's great! Yep, I've got a Thomas version I can't read, too! THE COPTIC! Nyah, nyah, nya-nya nyah! [:*] (Of course, I know you have that...
Jesus' answer re the Resurrection poses a vital issue for pastors: "12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in...
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