I often have a hard time knowing what to think about during the Sacrament. I’ve been participating in it all my life, so I want to have some different ways of thinking about the meaning that are truly helpful. I think it was an episode of Teaching With Power I was listening to which gave … Continue reading Always remember Him: reflections for the Sacrament
Most people try to be basically ‘good’. But as disciples of Jesus Christ, we are called to be more than generally good; we are called to be like Christ. Paul wrote, we ‘seek for glory and honour and immortality – eternal life’ (Romans 2:7). We’re not just seeking to do well in this temporary world, … Continue reading To be like Christ
Thoughts about Romans 3 Romans 3:28 has to be read with the whole chapter. Because we cannot boast anything of ourselves, due to (a) Law, (b) our inability to keep the Law, and (c) the mercy and grace of God saving us from the unmitigated consequences of that, boasting “is excluded”. Not “by works”, but … Continue reading Justified by Faith
During our Sunday School discussion today, someone remarked that they’d been sitting there, listening to people who had “all this knowledge about the scriptures”, which she didn’t, but thinking to herself that at least she was a “woman of action”. It was a little bit funny, because the teacher had been saying that Judaism is … Continue reading A person of action…
The Saviour’s Yoke, Waiting & Promises, and How Zion is Built The Saviour’s yoke Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am gentle and humble in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. … Continue reading Gleanings, Summer-Autumn 2023
Peaceable Treasures 