“It was Jerusalem that needed to turn around and go back the way it came. That’s what the prophets called Jerusalem to do, and that’s what Jerusalem refused to do.”
Who We Are
“The gospel that we hear is that we are reconciled, conformed, harmonized, settled, brought to terms, patched up, fixed up, kiss and made up by Christ’s death to present us holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation! Alleluia.”
Our Fruit and Our Dwelling
“EVERYONE WILL BE GROWING SOMETHING in this life; you can’t avoid it. And EVERYONE who hears the words of Jesus WILL BE BUILDING SOMETHING.”
Vital Signs
“We become more focused on our own salvation and self-righteousness rather than to openly struggle with some of these hard sayings of Jesus which challenge our twisted ethics that justify the killing of enemies instead of the loving of the same. How are your vital signs now?”
On Equal Footing
“Just as we are blessed in our current condition of difficulties now, woe to us who are content and full and thought well of now. Things. Will. Change. Honestly, which would you rather be?”
On People Like Us
“We’re not merely hearing about who he is, what he carries or what he can do. We hear today of the effect of him ON PEOPLE LIKE US.”
Thrown Off a Cliff
“When he spoke, things would happen. In our story today, Jesus spoke, and things happened, as well. THEY WANTED TO THROW HIM OFF A CLIFF.”
We Know More Now
“Only when we honestly claim our poverty, captivity, blindness or oppression. THAT’S WHEN JESUS BECOMES REAL FOR ALL OF US.”
Once Recognized
“THE FEELING OF BEING IN HIS PRESENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED AGAIN. Not merely a picture on the wall or a celebrity in a train station, it was feeling familiar when they encountered Jesus again.”
Shape Our Expectations
“Light had come into the world in the form of Jesus, God’s beloved Son, filled with the Holy Spirit. EXPECTATIONS, birthed from trust in God and our own needs, CHANGE, quite often, BY REVELATION.”
Psalm 102 in The Message 