“The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will[Read More…]
Roberts Ramblings
Robert’s Ramblings: God is more than ‘He’ or ‘She’
“Praise our God, all peoples, let the sound of His praise be heard;He has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.“ — PSALM 66: 8-10 Over the past several decades I have heard[Read More…]
Lent’s lesson: A time to every purpose, under heaven
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a[Read More…]
Watch for miracles this Christmas season
“In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for[Read More…]
Defend the oppressed
A ‘ramble’ on justice “Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”– Isaiah 1: 17 Over the past couple of years I have been thinking about justice. What does it mean? How should our society do[Read More…]
Robert’s Ramblings: Embracing life’s contrasts
Beck “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down[Read More…]
