Reading Genesis
If you're reading Genesis, “In the beginning…” is the most memorable opening to a great book. “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless…
Psalm 54:6
Prayer for pain and healing – Psalm 54:6
An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and praise thy Name, O LORD; because it is so comfortable. Psalm 54:6 Source: 1928 Book of Common Prayer Available…
First Fifteen – New Podcast is Live!
I'm excited to share with you a new resource for your spiritual growth. It began with a question: How can I consistently start the day right, from the first fifteen…
Pray and don’t give up!
Why do we give up on a prayer? Is it discouragement? We ask for something and don’t see results. Or we don’t like what happens and assume God isn’t listening or at least not giving a favorable answer. In Luke 18 Jesus tells his disciples a short parable about prayer that challenges us to persist.
There is a judge who doesn’t fear God or care about the opinions of others. In other words, he’s not very open to persuasion.
A widow in the city keeps coming to the judge asking him to hear her case. In Jesus’ world, women didn’t have the rights and protections that they have today. Without a patron–a husband or a powerful relative–she wasn’t likely to have her case even heard. Judges decided their own docket, whose case they would consider and who they would turn away. The judge gave the woman a cold shoulder.
But she keeps coming. And coming. Showing up and asking to be heard.
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