Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength

In the older English translation of the Lord's Prayer, the prayer typically closes, "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory."

"Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world." - Archimedes Many people have wanted to move the world, and lacked that place to stand outside of it.

The church in this world has a number of divisions, and one of the underlying causes is that there are different views on the authority of Scripture.

Some years ago I included a prayer for enemies as part of a longer liturgical service.

Jesus spoke many parables which people praise, from the prodigal son and the lost sheep to baking bread and planting fields.

I have seen a situation recently in which payment of wages was delayed long after the work was complete.

Jesus' most famous teaching is possibly the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you (Matthew 7:12).

The New Testament has many passages about love, everything from love of God (good) to love of money (not).

"I am the way, and the truth, and the life.

If my memories had view-counters like a video on the web, some memories would hardly have any views and others would be well-worn, their view-counters easily spinning up to double digits or more.

The Old Testament often repeated the command to Be holy as the Lord God is holy.

My pastor recently recommended the book Leadership and Self-Deception (The Arbinger Institute (c) 2000, 3d ed 2018), which I read this past week.

Though my own father passed away many years ago, I am still grateful for the kindness and support he provided over the years.

Many humanitarian organizations have good intentions.

Previously in the "God's love in action" series, I'd looked at how Habitat for Humanity works.

Today, on Trinity Sunday, I am reminded of how eagerly we can pursue a knowledge of God, how thirsty we are for a deeper understanding of God.

(Next-to-last post in the current series) So far we have looked at various passages in which the "Spirit of God" and "Word of God" are used in ways that can test our assumptions about them.

Because the Word of God affects us in different ways, I want to be sure to make my point without detracting from other ones that could be made.

(Continuing the current series ...)

When Peter described us as being born of imperishable seed from the Word of God, that was not an innovation on his part.

This continues a short series on the power of the Word of God.

When we think about powerful words, we may think of rhetoric: skillful persuasion.

In Christian circles, evil has long been understood as the lack of good.

On Good Friday, we have a solemn service in remembrance of Jesus' death.

This is a conversational response to a post over at Ken Schenck's blog, "The war of the 2 natures".