God Weaves Psalm 147:5 ESV (all) Revelation 1:8 Psalm 139:7-10 Colossians 1:17 1 Timothy 1:17 What exactly is infinity? Infinity is endless, it has no limits, and is without boundaries. God is infinite which means the power of God has no limits. God has no fences…no boundaries. Psalm 147:5 tells us, “Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.” While that is a difficult truth or concept for man who is finite, when God lives in us we become i

Weaving Eternity Isaiah 55:8-9 ESV Psalm 90:2 ESV Isaiah 40:28 ESV Revelation 22:13 ESV When I was young I thought my dad didn’t get “it”. When I was once writing a Bible Study I asked him for help. I really thought I knew something and I could do it on my own, but I asked him for help because I thought it would be better. He said no. He didn’t usually say no when I needed help, so I asked him why. He said it was because I need to learn how to do it. I reminded him I’d been t

Ephesians 4:1-6 ESV Over time as the years pass we often begin to see the importance of a different set of concepts we did not see when we were young. Unity is one of those concepts. I remember giving speeches in junior high school. We learned how to make an argument. In high school the challenge was arguing on a debate squad. I thought I knew something about arguing. Then in college Argumentation and Debate I discovered I knew very little. My professor was so off the chart s

God Weaves Galatians 5:22-24 ESV The fruit, or virtues of the Spirit are characteristics that exhibit a moral standard beyond what man can achieve by his/her own merit. When the Apostle Paul wrote about the nine characteristics Jesus offers man through the receiving of the Spirit the intent was focused on ‘receiving’. Man/Woman cannot and is not expected to achieve the fruit by his/her own merit. We receive the fruit when we turn to Jesus and receive the power of the Spirit.

Psalm 18:35 ESV Matthew 11:29 ESV Isaiah 40:11 ESV Weaving gentleness in our everyday lives is God’s way of lovingly reminding us us we are straying off the path God has for us. In Psalm 18:35 David wrote, “You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great.” In King David’s sweet but strong words he recalls the shield of God’s salvation and the guidance and care God provided when he was pursued by King Saul and

God is Good! Psalm 145:8-9 ESV Romans 8:26-27 ESV James 1:17 Psalm 31:19 Psalm 100:5 Long before Seminary I had great respect for the Bible. Even when I was young I knew it was unlike other books. I knew that because my da said it was “Holy” (the words he used were probably very very special.) Now…I didn’t read yet so I couldn’t look it up but I also knew the Bible was unlike other books because my da read it frequently. As he grew older and his Bible was tattered I noticed i

Weaving Old and New Psalm 119:76 ESV  Hosea 3:1 MSG Jeremiah 13:17 MSG Lamentations 1:6 Titus 3:4-7 MSG The whole of scripture is without error or waste of words and one word builds on the other. We notice throughout scripture even in their unfaithfulness God continued to love and cherish Israel as His own. God was faithful to Israel. Under the old covenant we are told in Psalm 119:76, “Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.” The prophet

Theme: The Creator Weaves Romans 15:33  ESV Philippians 4:9 MSG I Thessalonians  5:23 MSG Hebrews 13:20 NLV When I was young I couldn’t understand why peace was such a big deal. Now I get it. Romans 15:33 tells us Paul wrote, “The God of peace be with you all. Amen.” Amen means ‘so be it.” Amen in the Ancient Hebrew of the Old Testament and in the Koine Greek of the New Testament means so be it. His words were much more than a casual comment. They were a fervent prayer that e

Theme: The Creator Weaves Bible Study Psalm 139:13-14 ESV There are people who choose not to believe there is a God who formed people and each person is not specifically chosen to be unique. When Psalm 139:13-14 was written around 1000 B.C. by King David we are told, “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Today, more than 3000 years later we know that even identical twins have uniqu

Get Personal Romans 13:10 ESV Romans 13:10 MSG I have to admit I struggle with Romans 13:10. Romans 13:10 in the English Standard Version says, “Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.” The ESV is known for accuracy in the text so I turned to the Koine Greek to see what the original text says. The result was that the English Standard is a good translation of the Biblical Greek. However, Romans 13:10 from the Message tells us, “You can’t

Get Personal Romans 5:8 One of the most amazing attributes of God is that God not only loves us, God IS love. God is ALL love. Grasping that kind of love is difficult for humans because we choose to love or not love. Romans 5:8 tells us, “God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 provides us with a perfect example. Even when we didn’t trust God and turn to God for help, God loved us. That means it didn’t matter wha

Get Personal 1 John 4:19 1 John 4:19 ESV I’ve been told (more than once) that I was lucky to have a dad who “sat with me” and taught me things…primarily things from scripture. He also taught me how to write, draw, formulate a project, and how to rest in God. He called that last one, “giving my problems to God.” When I was a young adult and was told that I was lucky I was confused. Didn’t everybody's dad spend time with them? Because my dad taught that Father God loves and wan

Get Personal Hebrews 10:24 ESV Hebrews 10:22-25 MSG Romans 16:3-4 ESV The writer of Hebrews was not identified regarding the author of the text in the first century. We do know from the style of writing more than likely the writer was educated because the style of Hebrew was very complex. We know it was not Timothy because he was mentioned. Theologians believe it could have been Apollos, Barnabas, Luke or Priscilla. I lean toward Priscilla. Allow me to explain why…SHE is the

Get Personal Deuteronomy 6:5 ESV When I first started college they enrolled me in English Composition. I was glad because in high school I’d done well in English. I really accredited it to the teacher. She was wonderfully funny and entertaining (in a snide sore of way). She would be teaching and if the class was not really paying attention she would say or do something that was hilarious. Of course that programmed us well and we came to a point where we expected her to inter

Get Personal 1 John 4:12 God Abides IN US When I walked away with my expensive seven year Master of Divinity degree that required mastering seven disciplines, I thought I knew something about scripture. I was certain I had dissected every scripture in the original language. I didn’t think anything would surprise me. The truth is, my 144 hour degree was just the beginning. Many years after Seminary there are times when I get slapped in the face with something new. Today was on

Get Personal I Corinthians 16:14 I read today’s scripture and thought about it for a while. Then I went to sit with friends. I sit with the same group every day at the same time, we don’t sit together for long, but it’s good to catch up with everyone. Today we had a new woman join in. I’ve known her for a few years and I was glad she sat down. Then about twenty minutes in, I started to get frustrated. She dominated the conversation the entire time we were sitting togeth

Get Personal 1 Peter 1:22 Today’s scripture (and others like it) have always been a conundrum to me. Even when I begin my day with the best of intentions the minute I go out into the world, pure love doesn’t hold on very long. In 1 Peter 1:22 the Apostle wrote, “Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart.” While I believe Peter and I agree, consistently having a pure heart is no easy fea

Get Personal Ephesians 4:2 CEV It makes me sad that in today’s world even in church Ephesians 4:2 is not often practiced. In many churches (not all) the underlying motto is “dog eat dog” especially with church pastoral staff. Ephesians 4:2 tells us, “Conduct yourselves with all humility, gentleness, and patience. Accept each other with love,” which means really love one another. I am aware there are exceptions, but there are also many church members who rule the pastor. It’s

Get Personal 1Peter 1:22 Purified Souls Living in the 21st Century affords us many blessings our parents didn’t have, yet on the flip side they have blessings we do not have. When my Grandfather was born in 1900 they lived a simpler life. He was born on a farm where he had many siblings. They lived off the land. They did not have electricity in the home. There was no phone or indoor toilet. Yet everyone gathered together on Sunday morning in church built by the congregation.

Genesis 1:1b I started Seminary in 2007 at the age of 54. I did not want to go to Seminary. It was never part of my big picture plan....