Tag: Faith

Sunday Podcast: Thanksgiving Table Etiquette

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Podcast Running Time: 21m, 12s

What will be at your table this Thursday? Like 90% of Americans, you’ll likely go traditional, serving turkey, mashed and sweet potatoes, dressing, cranberry sauce, perhaps a casserole of either beans, squash, sweet potatoes – or all three! Then, of course, topping it all off with the famous pumpkin and/or pecan pies.

It’s not likely your table will resemble the first thanksgiving meal in 1621…

Let’s zero in on 10 things that could elevate your dinner to an even higher, more memorable, event…biblically speaking.

These are a few of the Scriptures we’ll be considering on this week’s podcast as we look at our metaphorical table from every angle:

Matthew 23:6,11 (BBE)
And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts…But let the greatest among you be your servant.

Romans 12:13 (ESV)
Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

Luke 14:23 (The Voice Bible)
And the host said, “Well then, go out to the highways and hedges and bring in the complete strangers you find there, until my house is completely full.”

2 Corinthians 4:7 (ESV)
But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

Romans 5:9-17 (ESV)
Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation…For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many…For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.

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All is Well

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Robert Louis Stevenson often told the vivid story of a harrowing storm at sea and a passenger ship that rode upon it.

One passenger, against orders, climbed the stairway to the main deck and found the pilot of the ship strapped to the wheel, fighting against the waves, unflinching and unyielding.

The pilot looked to the terror-stricken man and offered a reassuring smile. In the face of such grave danger, it was the oddest, yet most comforting display.

The lone passenger, whose own countenance had changed, returned below and immediately comforted the other passengers:

I have seen the face of the pilot and he smiled. All is well!”

All is indeed well, o soul tossed about and fearful. You’re focused on the high waves that lash against your vessel, but the One who pilots you along is smiling assuredly…

…and the waves and wind still know His Name!

I’m adding a fitting benediction to this quick, encouraging post. Enjoy Kristene Dimarco’s soulful melody, “It Is Well” and rest safe in the belly of your storm-tossed ark today.

Selah.

Sunday Podcast: When Your Life’s Put On Hold

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When Your Life’s Put On Hold: Meditations From Midian

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Exodus 2:15 (ESV)
Pharaoh…sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. And he sat down by a well.

Today’s podcast features the middle section of Moses’ life, those 40 years of exile leading up to his momentous calling as a nation’s savior. He likely thought his relevance had passed, his significance on earth ended.

But this week’s episode tells us nothing could be further from the truth.

And God is not finished with you either, my brother or sister. Your Midian can be a refuge and haven if you’ll just keep your ears and eyes open…

 

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