Showing posts with label WITHDEVOTION. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WITHDEVOTION. Show all posts
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Blogging the Baptist
John is a transitional figure. A bridge between the old and the new. A good person to study in this season of Lent. A time that presents us with opportunities to let go of the old and embrace the new. To clear the road of past obstacles. To prepare the way to find God in a new way in a new season. You can catch my Lenten devotions on John here.
Devotions on David
The bible calls David a man after God's own heart. In this new series of devotions I will share a bit about how David lived and wrote from his heart.
I invite you to join me today and in the days ahead at withdevotion.kcbob.com.
With Devotion
Yesterday I said goodbye to An Eye for Redemption and hello to With Devotion as I renamed my twelve year old blog. The blog template is new but my focus will be the same. I am currently reading through 1 Peter and sharing thoughts about it.
I invite you to follow along with me and perhaps add me to your blog reader.
New Devotions on John
Yesterday I began a series of devotions on the Gospel of John at An Eye for Redemption.
Please join me over there as I share a thought each day from this amazing book of the bible.
Thanks, Bob
Advent Devotions
You can click here for an explanation of it.
Today I am beginning a series of Advent devotions.
You can read them on my other blog.
A Month of Thanksgiving
During November I shared each day (well almost every day) about the things that I am thankful for at my other bog, An Eye for Redemption. Thought that I might share a few excerpts here from those thankful thoughts.The dawn of each day seems to bring with it the hope of a second chance.
It speaks to me of the way that the Holy Spirit causes us to rise above our circumstances and be so much more than we think that we can be.
When we live from the heart we are able to say no to things that are not good for us.
I am so thankful for being here to experience the joys and sorrows of life.
When I am down and discouraged I find hope and encouragement in the God authored dreams he has given me.
In hindsight I can see God's providential hand in the closing of doors and in new opportunities.
People like these have shown me by their example what it is like to live for God.
When we forgive them we are released from all sorts of bitterness and anger.
I so give thanks to God for a country that was founded on a love for liberty and the proposition that all men are equal.
God stooped down to work with people, their limited understandings and the influences of their cultures.
The smallest seed of faith, planted in our heart, can change everything - in 1976 it rocked my world!
Daily Devotions from James
James is written to Jewish Christians scattered among all the nations and tells us how to walk in faith through genuine religion, genuine faith and genuine wisdom. It is believed to have been penned by the brother of Jesus who was the head of the Jerusalem church.
I invite you to read with me (here) as I share daily devotions from James.
Traveling the Romans Road
I began the New Year reading and reflecting on Paul's epistle to the Romans at An Eye for Redemption
I invite you to travel along with me here. A few excerpts from my travels ...
Despite what our heads say to us at times, God is for us.
To become like the Son of God gives meaning to my life.
Grace does what the law could not.
We want promised healings, miracles and answers to prayers.
Sometimes the promise is fulfilled in heaven.
From the very beginning of history God has always been about faith and not ethnicity.
There have been times that, in deep anguish of soul, I have prayed in unintelligible words.
We long for a time when our tears will be dried and our pain will be a thing of the past.
This passage speaks to me about how a person can be raised in a religious environment be totally lost.
It is hard to really believe that something like sacrificial or unconditional love really exists.
No one ever wants to, as Paul does in these verses, admit that evil is present in them.
I love how the apostle speaks to the issue of responding to the information that we already have.
I invite you to travel along with me here. A few excerpts from my travels ...
To become like the Son of God gives meaning to my life.
Grace does what the law could not.
We want promised healings, miracles and answers to prayers.
Sometimes the promise is fulfilled in heaven.
From the very beginning of history God has always been about faith and not ethnicity.
There have been times that, in deep anguish of soul, I have prayed in unintelligible words.
We long for a time when our tears will be dried and our pain will be a thing of the past.
This passage speaks to me about how a person can be raised in a religious environment be totally lost.
It is hard to really believe that something like sacrificial or unconditional love really exists.
No one ever wants to, as Paul does in these verses, admit that evil is present in them.
I love how the apostle speaks to the issue of responding to the information that we already have.
Christmas Devotions
Beginning today I will be posting ten daily devotions from the scriptures about the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ over at my faith blog, An Eye for Redemption.
I hope that you will join me over there as Christmas approaches and we consider the majesty and wonder of how the King of all kings came to earth as a helpless baby.
Pauline Devotions
These past 100 days I have so enjoyed sharing daily reflections on the writings of King Solomon in Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. I hope that you have had a chance to catch a few of my thoughts as I have journaled through his writings at my faith blog.
Beginning tomorrow I will be sharing daily devotional thoughts from the epistles of the Apostle Paul. I look forward to learning from and reflecting on what this amazing man teaches us about faith, hope and love. I invite you to travel along with me at An Eye for Redemption.
Sage of Solomon | August Recap
Last month I began a series of devotions on the the wisdom and sage of King Solomon. I would love to have you join me there in the coming days as I continue to share. Following is a recap in excerpts from last month's devotions ...
There are two basic ways to live - from your head or from your heart.
Life or death? The choice is ours. Speak life.
What is it in us that wants to get the best of another human being?
Engagement in our culture is not an option.
Just as greed takes life away generosity gives it back to us.
Regret is a powerful word.
The brain can instruct us in how to do things right but only the heart can guide us to do the right things.
Perhaps we can only speak gentle, kind and perceptive words when our brains are silent when we are listening?
Apart from unconditional love we really only have acquaintances that we bump into at work or at religious gatherings.
As I look back over my life I realize that even in deep despair I had a sense that God was with me.
The awe of the Lord changes me still today.
Integrity, being the same on the inside and outside, keeps us on track and connected to reality.
Sometimes it takes courage to be wise. Often the wise path is the one not taken.
I sometimes think that what we say is like a bank account - we cannot withdraw more than we have deposited.
It is so easy in life to encounter things that bruise our hearts.
It is so easy to compartmentalize our lives into secular and sacred activities.
The word "reputation" seems to have both a bright and dark side.
A fire ignites in my soul when I read of such people - it causes me to lean into God with all of my heart when my own understanding of life fails me. Knowing that others, that have gone on before me, have trusted God with all of their heart even though they did not see answers to their prayers thrills every inch of my being.
The Sage of Solomon
It has been said that King Solomon, the son of King David, might be the wisest man who has ever lived. His life and ascendancy to his father's throne is chronicled in Kings and Chronicles. His sage (i.e. wisdom received through reflection and experience) is expressed in Proverbs, Psalms, Song of Solomon and Ecclesiastes.
Over the years I have read his writings many times. For years it was my practice to read a chapter from Proverbs each day. So beginning tomorrow I'll briefly comment (maybe ramble a bit) each day about the thoughts and impressions I have as I read through the sage of Solomon. Please join me on my devotional blog, An Eye for Redemption, as I daily share a reflection about the things that Solomon wrote in the bible.
Grieving Job Recap #4
Divine sovereignty allows but does not cause things to happen to us.
Sometimes it is so helpful to get outside of ourselves and direct our attention elsewhere.
He never really answered any of the questions that Job asked Him.
The lessons of age often (but not always) provides us with a context to deal with loss.
It can be so hard when we grieve and our prayers are unanswered.
Dealing with the past that we have lost is a normal and essential phase of grief.
Prayer can sometimes be such a lonely proposition. A grieving person can feel so alone.
I'll finish my devotions this week on the grieving of Job. Please stop by daily and join with me in the journey here.
Grieving Job Recap #2
There is something about the passing of a loved one that sets our minds on eternity.
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
Everyone that once honored and respected him is now calling his character into question.
How can one trust their grieving heart to One who has caused them so much pain
His words embody the idea that God is angry with him and the boils he suffers is an open accusation against him.
I have been in such dark places where my posture is argumentative and my attitude one of bargaining.
Advice such as this only angers people that are in pain and keeps them stuck in grief.
Stop by this week and walk with me here as I journey through the grieving of Job.
Grieving Job Recap
Christian clichés did not help me but got in the way of dealing with my pain.
Sometimes our pain is so great that we wish that we were not present to experience it.
The thing that kept Job from grieving was the idea that somehow God was judging him.
Knowing that God has not protected you from past pain causes you to be gun-shy about future pain.
I find that I am most healthy when I simply trust God in the midst of my unanswerable questions.
I am able to walk in freedom when I let go of my need to have answers.
Stop by this week and walk with me here as I journey through the grieving of Job.
The Grieving of Job
Beginning tomorrow, after a year and a half of sharing daily devotions on the red letter words of Christ in the gospels, I will shift my focus for a bit to the words of Job in the book named for him. My heart in sharing will be developing an understanding of the grieving process and what we can learn from someone who is suffering in deep pain. I hope that you will consider joining me in these devotional bloggings at my faith blog, An Eye for Redemption.
Journaling John
Many of you know that I have been journaling each day through the words of Christ on my other blog. On Friday I finished Matthew's gospel and yesterday I began writing in a devotional style about the words of Christ in the gospel of John. I invite you to come with me for the ride.
The Red Letters
Many of you know that I have been journaling each day through the words of Christ on my other blog. Thought I would take a minute and invite you to following my bloggings there. Here are a few excerpts from the things I have been writing about as I wander through the gospels:Which of the two did the will of his father?
He chides them implying that their hearts should have been softened at the sight of 'sinners' repenting in baptism. He speaks to them, and to us, about going past lip service.
From heaven or from man?
That phrase, "From heaven or from man?", hits at the heart of this issue of authority. ... Jesus magnificently showed them, and us, what heavenly authority looks like.
You will receive - if you have faith.
Interesting how he connects faith and prayer. One might think that prayer itself is an evidence of prayer - why would some one pray if they did not have faith?
Out of the mouth of Infants
Sometimes the darkness resembles bitterness. ... When I was around twenty I rejected the hypocrisy that I saw in the church I was raised in. And in much pain I stopped praying.
The Last Words
Beginning today, at An Eye for Redemption, I will be offering my thoughts about the words that Jesus Christ spoke while nailed to the cross. My last post will be on Good Friday. Please join me each day this week as we remember the week of Christ's passion.
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