Jesus loves you

1 Corinthians 1:27-30 TLB Instead, God has deliberately chosen to use ideas the world considers foolish and of little worth in order to shame those people considered by the world as wise and great. He has chosen a plan despised by the world, counted as nothing at all, and used it to bring down toContinue reading “Jesus loves you”

Cultivating community – Part 1

click on link below for podcast: https://anchor.fm/beth-madison/episodes/Cultivating-community–Part-1-e1dkpq4 Genesis 2:7-8 AMP then the Lord God formed [that is, created the body of] man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit]. And the Lord God planted a garden (oasis) in the east,Continue reading “Cultivating community – Part 1”

A bigger shovel

podcast link below: https://anchor.fm/beth-madison/episodes/A-bigger-shovel-e18krpl Exodus 14:14. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent. Psalm 147:5 Great is the Lord and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. Jeremiah 32:17 ‘Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretchedContinue reading “A bigger shovel”

Revisiting even-if*

Daniel 3:17. the God whom we serve is able to save us from the blazing furnace and from your power, then he will. But even if he doesn’t, Your Majesty may be sure that we will not worship your god, and we will not bow down to the gold statue that you have set up.Continue reading “Revisiting even-if*”

Stoned

Matthew 21:44 Whoever falls on this Stone will be broken. And on the one it falls, it will make him like dust. Psalm 103:14. He knows what we are made of; he remembers that we are dust. On days like today, I wish I could be stoned. Yes, you did read (or hear) that correctlyContinue reading “Stoned”