by alliance | Jan 12, 2023 | Thoughts on Scripture
I discovered a photo in my reading recently and made a copy of it and posted it on my office door. The photo seems to be the back wall of a garage or other building along a roadway. The wall is spray painted with these words, “Speak the truth, even if your voice... by alliance | Jan 12, 2023 | Thoughts on Scripture
The world seems to be coming apart at the seams right now. So much violence and killing at home and on foreign soil. How do we get a grip on all of it? In Luke chapter 3 beginning with verse 4 through 6, we hear the words of the Prophet Isaiah as he proclaims the... by alliance | Jan 12, 2023 | Thoughts on Scripture
The parable of the Sower from Mark 4:1-20 points to a sower who went out to sow. It then describes the four places that the seed had fallen, on the path, on the rocky ground, in the thorns and in the good soil. Jesus goes on to explain the parable to the disciples... by alliance | Jan 12, 2023 | Thoughts on Scripture
I found this prayer while working on my sermon a few weeks ago. I ended my sermon that week with this prayer after lifting up hospitality in my sermon. Hospitality is a two way street at times. We are called to be hospitable to all we meet and the visitors who join us... by alliance | Jan 12, 2023 | Thoughts on Scripture
With the events that have taken place at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston South Carolina, I find it very difficult to even express my feelings. Why did these nine saints of the church perish? What words of comfort do I use to help heal the pain that has to be present... by alliance | Jan 12, 2023 | Thoughts on Scripture
Psalm 121 is a song of confidence in God’s providential care and is titled in the NRSV Study Bible, “Song of Praise and Prayer for Jerusalem.” In our times of worry and crisis, Psalm 121 is a good place to start. It begins, “I lift up my eyes...