Lectio Divina – Divine Reading – Prayerfully Reading the Bible
“Divine Reading” refers to a specific practice. The next time you feel God leading you to read the Bible, but you do not know how to start, try Lectio Divina.
Lord, Lord, Did We Not
In Matthew 7, Jesus makes a statement that should give each of us pause to consider our personal relationship with Him. Jesus said that not everyone who calls out to Him “Κύριε, Κύριε”, “Lord, Lord” are of His flock, the household of God. If people who claimed to follow Jesus, to the point of producing miracles, did […]
Bring Out Treasures Both New and Old
Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things new and old.
Importance of Forgiving
As believers in Jesus, we have reason to be cautious as we look at Matthew 18:23-35 18:23-35. “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves…. “And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt. But that slave went […]
Pesher – How Does the Scripture Apply to Us
Pesher is one of those words heard more often in academic settings than in a local congregation. Pesher can be one of those words we hear and we start to blur over. This is unfortunate, as pesher פֵּשֶׁר, a Hebrew word, simply means interpretation. It becomes not what a verse meant to those living when it […]
Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment – κατακαυχᾶται ἔλεος κρίσεως
At this point, I think true justice is actually judgement based on mercy and its application, especially to the sick soul.