Doing or being

This week's topic on Coffeegirl confessions was on "Being vs. doing." Coffeegirl quoted Thomas Merton saying: We are so obsessed with doing that we have no time and no imagination left for being. As a result, men are valued not... Weiterlesen

Scientific Theology

Quotes from the final chapter of „The Bible or historical criticism of the Bible? Which is credible?” by Eta Linnemann (in German 2007, my translation): When I studied under Rudolf Bultmann at that time, he made it clear to us... Weiterlesen

The Incredible Father

The Incredible Father The Parable of the Incredible Father (Luke 15) The father was not manipulating the son by anything he did. He was only loving the son at the deepest possible level. That love explains why he let him... Weiterlesen

Blessings

May all my ways not miss the first goal, God. May all my ways arrive where I am needed. Irish Blessings from "Wenn sich Stunden mit Leben füllen" by Hermann Multhaupt.
Humility

Humility

This morning during my Bible reading, my thoughts drifted off to a quote from C.S. Lewis that I had read recently: "Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less." (quoted in The advent of humility)... Weiterlesen

Rapture or not?

A few years ago I was introduced to N.T. Wright. His book "Jesus and the Victory of God" with its 741 pages is a challenge to read, but I found it very interesting. Some of his insights into the original... Weiterlesen

Eyes to See

Eyes to See An African proverb says: "The eyes of the foreigner are big but he does not see a thing." It's so true - you have to learn to see things in another culture. Otherwise you can look straight... Weiterlesen

God’s Acceptance

God's Acceptance Why do so many enjoy striving for God's acceptance, even after he went to such lengths to prove it was already ours? Perhaps they feel more secure if they think they can control the relationship. Perhaps they're afraid... Weiterlesen

Of course! What else?

Last week I got another interesting insight while reading “He loves me!” by Wayne Jacobsen. The story where Jesus talked to the "businessman" (Lk 18:18ff) - who had asked him what he must do to inherit eternal life, and who... Weiterlesen

Fear or love

I just started reading “He loves me!” by Wayne Jacobsen. In the third chapter he brings up the question of what motivates us to follow Jesus - fear of hell or love for God. Unfortunately, it is true that there... Weiterlesen

God speaks through pain

When I wrote the last entry, I was reminded of a quote that has become very important to me about 10 years ago. Since then I have often quoted it and reflected upon it. "a significant question, that one of... Weiterlesen

Waiting

Since waiting on the Lord is my present "job description" I found the following quote helpful and encouraging: "While waiting upon God we should continue to gather good data, seek godly counsel, and even begin to take action. God often... Weiterlesen

Food for thought

"Every day I must choose to lay down my defensiveness and allow the healing balm of Jesus to attend to my wounds and allow him to be my God, my Strength, my Defender. He told me that I did not... Weiterlesen

God is at work

For quite some time I wanted to give you an update but could not find the energy to do it. God is at work for which I am truly thankful. Two weeks ago we had our annual women’s retreat and... Weiterlesen