“This ‘insider world’ is not our home….Let’s take our place outside with Jesus” (Hebrews 13:13,14, Peterson). I have recently stumbled upon a provocative quotation from Howard Hewlett Clark (1903-1983), Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada until his retirement in … (read more)
“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 domain of subatomic particles to the in-com-prehensible scale of interstellar space. The display is called “Powers of Ten.”
At a scale of 1:1023 meters (i.e., one meter to ten to the twenty-third power meters), our entire galaxy is but a speck.
“He set his face to go to Jerusalem” (Luke 9:51). In July, the Common Lectionary brings us again to the “Lord of the harvest” passage – this time from Luke. “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore … (read more)
And the Word became flesh and lived among us” (John 1:14). This month I am writing from the wide plains of Montana, west-bound aboard the Empire Builder. The Empire Builder, as you may know, is the train that travels from … (read more)
“[Jesus said],’You can be sure that wherever in the whole world the Message is preached, what she has…done is going to be remembered” (Matthew 14:9). Recently I received a call from a reporter at The London Times. She explained that … (read more)
“Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God” (1 John 4:2). I have recently experienced The Passion of the Christ, a film by Mel Gibson. It has set me to thinking about the … (read more)
“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)
February 2004
“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)
"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)