John 20:8-9 – “Finally, the other disciple who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) It seems that Jesus’ disciples were in a constant state of believing, but not understanding. This is a very contrary [...]
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Believing before Understanding
Posted in UF Journaling on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Too Hard for You?
Posted in UF Journaling on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
a journal entry from August 4, 2009 John 6:66-68 – “From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. ‘You do not want to leave too, do you?’ Jesus asked the twelve. Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.’” Jesus’ [...]
Thoughts on Isaiah
Posted in UF Journaling on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Isaiah 53-56: a journal entry from July 28 So much of Isaiah reads as judgment for Israel’s sins and shortcomings as the people of God. These chapters remind us that despite those shortcomings, God’s purposes that He set forth from the beginning will prevail and the invitation to life with God is still open, not [...]
Music Expounds
Posted in Poetry / Music, Theological Conversations, UF Journaling on March 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“My mouth will speak words of wisdom, the utterance from my heart will give understanding. I will turn my ear to a proverb; with the harp I will expound my riddle.” (Psalm 49:3-4) As I read the Psalms, sometimes I sometimes forget that it is a book of songs…generally written by musicians. (Apparently David could [...]
No B.C.
Posted in Theological Conversations, UF Journaling on March 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As I was journaling this morning, I was doing much more thinking than I was writing. I find that I do that when I encounter verses and concepts that are difficult to get my head around. Being a creature that is constrained by the limits of time and space, it is only natural for me [...]
