Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. Jeremiah 17:7-8 The prophet Jeremiah presents us today (Jeremiah 17:5-10) with such a simple choice: Do we want to be like a tree planted by water, or like…
They shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more. Jeremiah 31:34 For my sermon today, I want to spend some time answering a very simple question: What do today’s Scripture readings teach us about God? What…
What does it mean to trust in the Lord? Not just to believe in God, but also to trust God? Here is my sermon on Jeremiah 17:5-10, on the blessing that it is to trust in the Lord.
When the grace of this world lets us down, we can turn to the grace of our loving God. Here is my sermon for Reformation Sunday.
How can we learn to live the good life? I reflect on that question as I review Eugene Peterson's book, "Run with the Horses: The Quest for Life at Its Best."
A short devotion inspired by Eugene Peterson's "Run with the Horses: The Quest for Life at Its Best."
Here are the prayers for Thursday morning, from my booklet of weekly prayers, "Poems, Prayers, Psalms, and Promises."
Are you trying to carry the burden of Christmas? In this post, I remind myself and you to cast our burdens on the one whose birth we celebrate at Christmas.
My Pastoral Ponderings 