Liquid Meditations

Thirty years ago Reba McEntire released a song, “If I Had Only Known” It is a typically “country” tear jerkerIf I had only knownIt was the last walk in the rainI’d keep you out for hours in the stormI would hold your handLike a life line to my heartUnderneath the thunder we’d be warmIf I had only k…

This is one of the most remarkable passages in all the Bible For me, it is second only to John’s introduction of Jesus“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . . And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only…

 Friday our nation observed the tragedies of “9/11" and those we lost Many of us remember the very moment when we first heart of it- for several hours we could hardly breathe• we watched endless reruns of two airliners, smashing into the iconic “Twin Towers” in New York City◦ we didn’t want to…

In our passage, there will be two parts to Joel’s prophecy He first delivers a brief message regarding his people – a promise- but then his word turns to a threat on “all the nations”• specifically those that have ransacked Judah and Jerusalem• these two parts of the message are connected:◦ God, he…