Tag Archives: Psalms

God Is Not An Equation

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Bruce

Like 1.5 billion other people, I am on Facebook. I currently have, uhm … { checking } … 791 friends there. And many of them are Christian. I love my Christian friends, just like all my friends, but sometimes they … Continue reading →

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Leader, Manager, Predator, Shepherd

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Bruce

(A Lection Reflection on Mark 6 and Psalm 23) (also part of the Leadership series) Fire up the Google machine and put in “sheep without a shepherd,” “Jesus as shepherd,” “the Good Shepherd,” or “the Lord is my shepherd.” You’ll … Continue reading →

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What If Gandalf Doesn’t Show?

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Bruce

(a Lection Reflection on Psalm 130 and Mark 5:21-43) There is a scene in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers where Gandalf is leaving Aragorn to go get help. As he mounts up and prepares to leave, he says “Look to my … Continue reading →

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Cynics, Scoffers, Despair, and Me (Psalm 1)

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Bruce

I am, by nature, a Pollyanna. I tend to look on the bright side, to see the good in everyone, to be Up most of the time. On the Enneagram, I am a Seven, which means life to me is … Continue reading →

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“A Little Lower than God” — Really?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Bruce

There is a Bible study group that meets in a coffee shop I frequent. They sit at a long table near an easy chair where I like to relax, drink my coffee, and read the morning paper or write. From … Continue reading →

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