The Flood
Counter Culture – Just Beginning
Personal Calling Scorecard
This is the WordPress plugin to support Todd Wilson’s Personal Calling site (my.personalcalling.org). Thoughts about serving othersThis link includes a list of posts about Serving the Least, the Lost, and the Lonely.My prayer is for you to join me on this journey. Subscribe to this blog below to get an email when a new post …
Unwritten Chapter
There are several thoughts running circles through my mind this morning. Questions. Statements. Revelations. The devotion and passage for today made me pause: Do I long for success or will I be content with faithfulness? Part of my prayers frequently include requests for relief of financial burdens that seem to distract and undermine things that we …
Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ
This morning’s Our Daily Bread devotion referenced . I was struck by the words “with tears” as Paul describes those who are enemies of the cross of Christ. For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny …
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Jesus Predicts His Death
It’s interesting that John tells us about “some Greeks” who worshipped at the festival. These were not Jews, but (according to the NIV Study Bible notes) people who were “attracted to Judaism by its monotheism and morality, but repelled by its nationalism and requirements such as circumcision.” These seems to describe many who want the …
Second Clearing of the Temple
Palm Sunday marked the triumphal entry of Jesus in Jerusalem just days before his crucifixion. Just after his entry he clears the temple courts by overturning the tables of the money changes and chasing out those who were buying and selling. Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all …
Cursing of the fig tree for having leaves but no figs
The title of this post seems to indicate this is about a fig tree that Jesus cursed. I guess I’m a bit distracted today because that just seemed obvious and of little interest. Today, that didn’t speak to me. Tomorrow may be a completely different story. So, I have two observations to consider: 1) Jesus …
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