Meanderings Along the Way
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Blog posts on everything related to the spiritual life, updated weekly.
by Debby Nichols Key Verse: And the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased. – Luke 3:22, NASB (1995) This last week we hosted a friend who has converted from Christianity to Judaism. Among the…
by Leslie Hall Key Idea: “The Mystery of God as Trinity invites us into a dynamism, a flow, a relationship, a waterwheel of love. The Mystery says God is a verb much more than a noun. God as Trinity invites us into a participatory experience.” – Richard Rohr The realisation that God is constantly interacting…
by Doug Mitts Key Verse: ““He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me.” – John 12:45, NAS95 I meditate slowly on the Gospels. I meander through a paragraph listening to God, wondering what it was like in the day of Jesus. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve journeyed through John’s Gospel, but…
by Krishana Kraft Key Verse: “For no one can lay any foundation, other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ” – 1 Corinthians 3:11, NIV When I lived in southern California, I made Newport Beach one of my weekly stops. This is a popular spot for surfers because of the immense waves. I found it…
by Karen Kurth Key Verse: “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” – Matthew 24:6, NKJV “The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there…
by Fred Swartz Key Verse: “’Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.’ Pilate said to him, ‘What is truth?’” – John 18:37b – 38a , ESV I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for Pontius Pilate. At least the way scripture portrays him. He seems a bit like someone who…
by Gabe Bernal Key Verse: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” – John 14:6, ESV I’m sure no one will disagree that we live in a complicated time. For many years, I’ve been navigating how to share truth in a world that tries to…
by Fred Swartz Key Verse: “And he said to them, ‘Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.’” – Matthew 13:52, ESV As a missionary, it’s probably fair to describe me to some…
by Karen Kurth Key Verse: Jesus also said, “The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, while he’s asleep or awake, the seed sprouts and grows, but he does not understand how it happens. The earth produces the crops on its own. First a leaf blade…
by Doug Mitts Key Verse: “He who has ears, let him hear.” – Matthew 13:9, NAS95 God focused my heart on passages like this in 1994. Peter spoke on hearing God and my heart quickened, to some degree, to the reality of heaven here, all around me. I became aware of Godaccessibly present with me. That made…