NASA
🩵 avery cochrane 🩵
Today's Document
tannertan36
Xuebing Du
sheepfilms
Product Placement
if i look back, i am lost
we're not kids anymore.
Show & Tell
let's talk about Bridgerton tea, my ask is open
Keni
No title available
blake kathryn
Mike Driver
I'd rather be in outer space 🛸
$LAYYYTER
Discoholic 🪩
pixel skylines
Andulka
seen from United States
seen from United Kingdom
seen from TĂĽrkiye
seen from Ireland
seen from Canada
seen from Malaysia
seen from Germany
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Maldives
seen from Germany
seen from Malaysia
seen from Germany
seen from Australia
seen from Ireland
seen from Australia
seen from Malaysia
seen from Japan
seen from TĂĽrkiye
seen from Vietnam
@fascinatingmystery
Categorical Doubt
Hi, my name is Greg and I’m a coffee drinker.
Hi, my name is Greg and I’m a computer nerd.
Hi, my name is Greg and I’m a stay-at-home dad.
Hi, my name is Greg and I’m lactose intolerant.
Hi, my name is Greg and I love cheese.
Hi, my name is Greg and I voted democrat for our previous president.
Hi, my name is Greg and I voted republican for the president before him.
H…
View On WordPress
Thoughts on Temple and Priesthood Imagery in 1 Peter Chapter 2
Photo by Jyotirmoy Gupta on Unsplash
Many of you may know that I had the opportunity to contribute to a commentary on 1 Peter. It’s entitled 1 Peter: A Collaborative Commentary and you can purchase it from Amazon and most other online bookstores or directly from Wipf and Stock. You’ll find my contribution towards the back as an excursus. I was asked by our editor to share some thoughts on 1 Peter…
View On WordPress
Growth
Photo by Jose Fontano
Some thoughts this morning popped in my head while driving to work. Feel free to discuss this mini blog post.  God may be the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. But, I (and humanity in general) am not. If God is going to communicate with us and have a relationship with us, why are we surprised when God may use different methods than were used in the past? My relationship…
View On WordPress
Consuming
Photo by Toa Heftiba
Maybe you haven’t noticed, but we live in a consumer culture. Anywhere our eyes may wander or our ears tune to is often filled with advertisements demanding our attention. Once they have our attention, they are quick to point out something we lack, something we need, something we are afraid of and a solution to solve all those problems. Typically that solution involves…
View On WordPress
Is it Okay to be Mad at God?
Is it Okay to be Mad at God?
During the recent Good Friday service at my church the pastors and a few others, including myself, reflected on the seven final sayings (or words) of Jesus. I had the opportunity to share on, “My God my God, why have you forsaken me?” I was, honestly, a little excited as Good Friday is always one of my favorite services and this is one of my favorite verses. There’s so much think about in these…
View On WordPress
What happens when you give?
What happens when you give?
Illustration from If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson.
My church, Fremont Presbyterian Church, is currently in their Stewardship season where people are encouraged to commit to giving for the next year. When churches and pastors start to talk about giving, things can often get a little weird. Many pastors hate talking about money and asking people to give. Those attending church often are…
View On WordPress
Standing in the Gap
Standing in the Gap
It seems a bit cliché to say, but this election is one that will go down in history. While many pundits and commentators are wringing their hands with what the historical importance will be, you can feel it in the air that this election feels different than many others. Coming after our first African American president this election featured two significant firsts as well. Hillary Clinton was…
View On WordPress
Sunday Prayer
Pymonenko, Mykola. Waiting for the Blessing, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.
We praise your abiding guidance, O God, for you sent us Jesus, our Teacher and Messiah, to model for us the way of love for the whole universe. We offer these prayers of love on behalf of ourselves and our neighbors, on behalf of your creation and our…
View On WordPress
Taking our Post
Circle of Juan de la Corte, 1580-1663. Burning of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar’s Army, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.
With the impending election in our future, the bombast and proclamations coming from both sides has seemed to increase exponentially. Talks of election fraud to landslide victories scroll across our screens. But,…
View On WordPress
Sunday Prayer
 Shishkin, Ivan Ivanovich, 1832-1898. Rain in an Oak Forest, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.
God of faithful surprises, throughout the ages you have made known your love and power in unexpected ways and places. May we daily perceive the joy and wonder of your abiding presence and offer our lives in gratitude for our redemption.…
View On WordPress
The Fear
Fortt, Annette Gandy. Jacob and the Angel, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.
This week begins my first steps into whatever it is next for me. Last Friday, for those of you following along, I turned in my two week notice at my current job. I had grown weary of working at something that was definitely not my passion and was mentally…
View On WordPress
Getting Real
The other day as I was driving to work, I was making my way through the”Must Listen” podcast playlist on my beloved Downcast app. I get like 20 minutes or so, depending on traffic, to choose my own vehicular audio enjoyment after dropping the kids off in the morning. Podcasts have become a “palette cleanser” of sorts after listening to kids music and your select Disney princess ballads. It gets…
View On WordPress
Sunday Prayer
Biard, Auguste Francois, 1799-1882. Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.
Friends in Christ, God invites us to hold the needs of our sisters and brothers as dear to us as our own needs. Loving our neighbors as ourselves, we offer our thanksgivings and our petitions on behalf of the church and…
View On WordPress
Sunday Prayer
Local Woman in a Barley Field, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmoorr/52722248/.
God Eternal, you inspired Jeremiah to buy a piece of land when no one could see a future in it.
Grant us such commitment to the future of your people, that you will always have workers for your vineyard and…
View On WordPress
Sunday Prayer
When joy is gone and hearts are sick, O God, you give us Christ as our healing balm.He came in human flesh that he might give himself as a ransom for our salvation and anoint us with the Spirit of consolation and joy.
Hear the cry of your people, that we may rejoice in the richness of your love and be faithful stewards of your many gifts.
Amen.
View On WordPress
Sunday Prayer Lord God, friend of those in need, your Son Jesus has untied our burdens and healed our spirits.
Leaving the Ninety-Nine
Christ the Good Shepherd, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. Original source: http://www.yorckproject.de.
All the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around Jesus to listen to him. The Pharisees and legal experts were grumbling, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose…
View On WordPress