based on Isaiah 6:1-8 Faithful God, our world is shaking. Our legs are becoming weak as we struggle to maintain our balance. At any moment, it feels as if the ceiling will crumble and come down upon our heads. Who are we in the midst of such disorder? What are our minds, tongues, hearts, andContinue reading “A Prayer in a Quaking Temple”
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Second Week of Advent: Pageant
Previously: Benches One of my favorite books that I’ve read this year is Hell Is A World Without You by Jason Kirk. It chronicles the exploits of a group of evangelical teenagers in the early 2000s as they navigate faith issues, questions, and relationships. I recognize the experiences from my own brief stint in evangelicalContinue reading “Second Week of Advent: Pageant”
Wineskins and Panic
No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak, for the patch pulls away from the cloak, and a worse tear is made. Neither is new wine put into old wineskins; otherwise, the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins are destroyed; but new wine is put into fresh wineskins,Continue reading “Wineskins and Panic”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 