This week on Devo180 we are looking at some of the things we lose when we move from childhood to adulthood. This is the introduction to the week. Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Corinthians
“X” is for Christ (March 18, 2013)
…Opening To… Batter my heart, three-person’d God ; for you As yet but knock ; breathe, shine, and seek to mend ; That I may rise, and stand, o’erthrow me, and bend Your force, to break, blow, burn, and make me new. (John Donne) …Listening In… From Paul, called by God’s will to be an … Continue reading »
“V” is for Veil (March 14, 2013)
…Opening To… If we would follow Jesus we must take certain definite steps. The first step, which follows the call, cuts the disciple off from his previous existence. The call to follow produces a new situation. (Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship) …Listening In… Now we see a reflection in a mirror; then we will … Continue reading »
“T” is for Trinity (March 12, 2013)
…Opening To… If we would follow Jesus we must take certain definite steps. The first step, which follows the call, cuts the disciple off from his previous existence. The call to follow produces a new situation. (Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship) …Listening In… The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, … Continue reading »
“H” is for Harmony (Feb. 22, 2013)
…Opening To… We come this morning – Like empty pitchers to a full fountain, With no merits of our own. O Lord – open up a window of heaven, And lean out far over the battlements of glory, And listen this morning. (James Weldon Johnson) …Listening In… God is faithful; by him you were called … Continue reading »
“A” is for Ashes (February 13, 2013)
…Opening To… We come this morning – Like empty pitchers to a full fountain, With no merits of our own. O Lord – open up a window of heaven, And lean out far over the battlements of glory, And listen this morning. (James Weldon Johnson) …Listening In… Listen, I’m telling you a secret: all of … Continue reading »
One Side of a Conversation (February 6, 2013)
…Opening To… If you look at a window, you see flyspecks, dust, the crack where junior’s Frisbee hit it. If you look through a window, you see the world beyond. Something like this is the difference between those who see the Bible as a Holy Bore and those who see it as the Word of … Continue reading »
It’s Love, in Point of Fact (October 15, 2012)
…Opening To… You know what the first rule of flyin’ is? …Love. You can learn all the math in the ‘Verse, but you take a boat in the air that you don’t love, she’ll shake you off just as sure as a turn in the worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta … Continue reading »
Completely Known (October 4, 2012)
…Opening To… I am a flower quickly fading (here today and gone tomorrow) A wave tossed in the ocean, a vapor in the wind. Still you hear me when I’m calling; Lord, you catch me when I’m falling, And you’ve told me who I am: I am yours. (Casting Crowns) …Listening In… Now we see … Continue reading »
Stained Glass Windows (September 13, 2012)
…Opening To… Look upon me, O Lord, and let all the darkness of my soul vanish before the beams of your brightness. (Saint Augustine of Hippo) …Listening In… God said that light should shine out of the darkness. He is the same one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the … Continue reading »
