Wow, she addresses some very interesting assertions and it's only Chapter 1! Can't wait to see how she demonstrates and explains these things in the coming chapters. I'm going to take a look at the book and see if I agree with you that the 'ordinary lay person" can get through it. If so, I'm going to get it! I love all the sharing you're doing while in school. Loved the prayer at the end too.
John 7:18, Jesus is teaching and people are amazed by his interpretation of the scripture. But they are also wondering if he is correct, since he “has not been taught” by presumably the scholars, he’s making connections they haven’t heard before. When they question him, he responds with the key: if a man speaks to glorify God, instead of himself, he is a man of truth.
That's a great prayer! Thank you for sharing your journey with us, and may all God's purposes for you, your family, and your congregation be fulfilled!
Very deep. I especially love the sentence about prayer being the bracelet itself, not a charm dangling from the bracelet.
Thanks for reading and commenting, Lora.
Wow, she addresses some very interesting assertions and it's only Chapter 1! Can't wait to see how she demonstrates and explains these things in the coming chapters. I'm going to take a look at the book and see if I agree with you that the 'ordinary lay person" can get through it. If so, I'm going to get it! I love all the sharing you're doing while in school. Loved the prayer at the end too.
Ha! Admittedly, it got a bit complex later on. Still accessible, but might require a step stool every now and again!
John 7:18, Jesus is teaching and people are amazed by his interpretation of the scripture. But they are also wondering if he is correct, since he “has not been taught” by presumably the scholars, he’s making connections they haven’t heard before. When they question him, he responds with the key: if a man speaks to glorify God, instead of himself, he is a man of truth.
That’ll preach, Nermine!
I like the "in via" idea, that we act on what we know.
The prayer at the end reminds me of John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer.
That's a great prayer! Thank you for sharing your journey with us, and may all God's purposes for you, your family, and your congregation be fulfilled!