“When I am Lifted Up…”
“And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself” (John 12:32). A few days ago I saw our fellowship at work. On February 16 and 17, our Home Council gathered in Minneapolis, in … (read more)
Choices
February 2004
“Actual Size”
“Don’t think too highly of yourselves, but take a sane view…” (Romans 12:3, Beck) A few years ago, while visiting the Science Museum of Minnesota, I was introduced to a powerful pictorial representation of the universe – from the minute … (read more)
Gideon
"And Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint yet pursuing” (Judges 8:4). I have been reminded recently of Gideon. We meet him in the book of Judges. Here … (read more)
Christ the King
“And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Go therefore…’” (Matthew 28:18-19). Year after year, Christ the King Sunday concludes the ecclesiastical calendar. It is the last Sunday of the … (read more)
Building Things
"Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain." (Psalm 127:1) I have recently discovered a fascinating web site entitled "How Everyday Things are … (read more)
A Strange Hermeneutic
“But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it…”— 2 Timothy 3:14 A dear friend of mine, an Episcopalian, visited the other day. She had been crying. My friend was … (read more)
Who Pilots You?
"[L]ook at ships: though they are so large that it takes strong winds to drive them, yet they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs" (James 3:4). I have recently purchased a Palm … (read more)
Nilikuonyesha Nyota
"The Lord said to [Moses], ‘What is that in your hand?’" (Exodus 4:2). I have recently remembered a wonderful proverb in Kiswahili, a pearl of wisdom from East Africa. "Nilikuonyesha nyota na uliangalia kidole tu." I learned the proverb some … (read more)
Is it Worth it?
"Because you are precious in my sight, and honored, and I love you, I give people in return for you, nations in exchange for your life." (Isaiah 43:4) A recent article in the New York Times described an important logic … (read more)