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Author Archives: maggiemax15
The Christian Hope
God assures us that, in the midst of our human planning in this world, which is always threatened by failure and fiasco, Christ is present with us. The presence of Christ is a stimulus to hope, even in the midst … Continue reading →
Humanity is Desperate for Hope
Fraudulent hope is one of the greatest malefactors of the human experience while genuine hope is its most dedicated benefactor. Addressing fear and anxiety is a question of learning hope. Hope is superior to fear but it isn’t passive. Hope … Continue reading →
O.K., If you say so…
(Prepared for Sunday August 10) Matthew 14:28 Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” I found that strange? “Lord, if it is you, command me to risk my life, to … Continue reading →
From Loss to Love, From Bitterness to Joy
The story of Ruth leaves us with the promise of God’s faithful love, overflowing not just into the ordinary, everyday lives of two widows and a farmer, but into the lives of all Israel, and into our lives as well. Blessing upon blessing, heaped up and overflowing.
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A Migrant Family Finds Hope Amid Despair
God does not speak from burning bushes in this book; nor does God divide the sea. Instead, God acts through circumstance, and through the faithfulness of ordinary human beings. Continue reading →
1st John – Epistle of Schism
From the very beginning people within the community of faith have held contradictory beliefs. The reason the Gospel of John is so different from the synoptics is simply because people remember things differently. They use different words to describe their spirituality. That’s nothing new. But the lesson that I find beneath the nasty battle for orthodoxy in Ephesus is that despite the differences in our describing our faith experiences we are called to love each other. Continue reading →
A Small Tract
“It was there all the time, from the beginning.” What an interesting way to start. It’s like saying ‘how could we have missed it?” It’s like Oracle Jones in the movie Hallelujah Trail “I see it. I see it now!” But now we see, we hear, we feel and we testify to that experience. “The Word of Life.” Continue reading →
Desires of the Heart
Philo of Alexandria declared that “You shall not covet” is a central pillar of moral instruction. There is the individual aspect of this command which intends the spiritual education and elevation of an individual, but ultimately concludes that that significance of violation of this command on the family, the land and all of mankind can ultimately be destroyed as a result of unbridled desire. The command “You shall not covet” therefore has the potential to save the world. Continue reading →
Second Tablet – Neighbors…
“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “ ’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”
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Ten Commandments – First Tablet
It is almost audacious of God –imagine, suggesting that as a person of faith I might have to say “no” to some things in order to say “yes” to God. Why can’t I just believe in God and other things, too? Why do I have to turn away from other gods? In Japan I can be both a Buddhist and a Shinto. Can’t I trust free market economics and trust God? Continue reading →
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