A recent conversation left me feeling a bit... I don't know... confused...? Hearing about how anger stirred... when another heard comments made about me... Comments aimed at my faith... perceived by the hearer as judgmental... hypocritical... I wasn't sure how to respond... The Believer who shared the stories... was visibly angered... me not so much...… Continue reading joyful suffering…
Category: Judging
a salty moment…?
"Judge not, that you be not judged. ..." Matthew 7:1 ESV When a conversation's topic changes... because of my presence... I wonder... Do I judge...? or am I being judged...? Is it a perception of me as judgmental...? or an awkward moment of being salt...? "You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost… Continue reading a salty moment…?
James 4: thoughts… part 6
The daily discipline of memory... nears the end... but thoughts still stir... thoughts yet to be posted... will continue... till this entree of James... is complete...Read James 4A transition... one that seems awkward... may offer insight... into the heart of man...Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.Don't criticize one another, brothers.James 4:10-11HCSBHumble… Continue reading James 4: thoughts… part 6
James 2: thoughts… part 2
Read James 2There are phrases in James... that are hard for me to get a handle on... the meaning elusive...The exercise... practice... of memorizing... sets the words in my mind... they slip off the tongue... sounding like they have deep meaning... which they do... but I don't necessarily get it... yet...Asking God to explain the… Continue reading James 2: thoughts… part 2
James 2: thoughts… part 1
Read James 2Wimbledon started June 25... we all like to watch... me and spouse... kids... all tennis fans...Watching... I noticed the commentators mention celebrities sitting in the players boxes... One celebrity familiar to me... made my flesh react with an unexpected excitement... What is he doing in her box? What would it be like to be… Continue reading James 2: thoughts… part 1