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A Biblical and Theological Perspective Today is observed in many places as International Children’s Day, a day that calls attention to the dignity, protection, rights, and flourishing of children. The date is complicated, as international observances often are. The United Nations’ World Children’s Day is officially observed on November 20, marking the adoption of the…
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A Trinity Sunday Reflection on Matthew 28:16–20 “And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.”— Matthew 28:16, KJV This is Trinity Sunday, and in this extended passage all three members of the Godhead appear. The risen Son stands before his disciples. He sends them to baptize in the name of the Father,…
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Attitudes Toward Money, Contentment, and the Life That Really Is Life Contentment is not contained in wealth. You can be content whether you are wealthy or poor. Contentment is an attitude, a choice, and a way of thinking. We gain it in the pursuit of values that transcend wealth. You have a relationship with money,…
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A Reflection on 2 Timothy 1 Faithfulness to Jesus Christ does not mean the absence of fear, suffering, disappointment, or loneliness. It does mean receiving the Spirit’s courage, bearing witness without shame, and using the time we have to refresh others in the graces of mercy and love. That is the movement we discover in…
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How about the memorial to you in the hearts of your loved one? What is being written in the dash between your first day and your last? “Markings” is a reflection on gravestones, memory, mortality, reputation, and the life we are writing while we still have breath. Your stone is being written. Consider these questions…
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“And they mourned, and wept, and fasted…”— 2 Samuel 1:12 A Memorial Day reflection on remembrance, mourning, sacrifice, and the Christian call to honor the fallen while working, praying, and persuading for peace. On this Memorial Day morning, I find myself looking back over posts I have shared, blogs I have published, articles I have…
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A WordPress Devotional for pastortom.blog “And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.”— Acts 2:3 Sometimes the word God has for someone else comes and sits on us first. We do not always know what to say. We do not always know how to say…
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Stop living like “everybody else.”Paul’s challenge in Ephesians 4 is still painfully relevant today. Don’t drift through life in futility, outrage, fear, or empty noise. Be rooted and grounded in love. Live with purpose. Live in Christ. Join the conversation at Fellowship of Joy:https://www.facebook.com/groups/fellowshipofjoy/posts/10167553815729409 #Ephesians4 #BibleChat #FellowshipOfJoy #ChristianLiving #Faith #Grace #Purpose #Truth #SpiritualGrowth #PastorTomSims #BibleStudy…
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A Theological Reflection on Genesis 3 There are questions in scripture that echo through the entire human story. This is one of them: “Who told you that you were naked?” — Genesis 3:11 Not merely:What have you done? But:Who told you? That question cuts deeper than behavior. It probes awareness, identity, shame, vulnerability, alienation, and…
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Believe the Son Reflections on John 3:31–36 “The one who comes from above is above all…” — John 3:31 (NRSVUE) Sometimes we say, “There are two sides to every story.”John 3 reminds us that there are also two perspectives from which reality may be viewed. One perspective rises from the earth.The other comes from heaven.…
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