THE TRAVAIL OF BIBLICAL LANGUAGE - Gilkey

 And for all of us, a contemporary understanding of ancient Scriptures depends as much on a careful analysis of our present presuppositions as it does on being learned in the religion and faith of the past.

COSMOLOGY, ONTOLOGY, AND THE TRAVAIL OF BIBLICAL LANGUAGE Langdon B. Gilkey 

From Owen Thomas, ed. God’s Activity in the World: The Contemporary Problem AAR Studies in Religion 31. Chico, CA: Scholars Press, 1981.

God doing the Impossible Armin Gesswein

 

“When God is about to do something great, he starts with a difficulty. When he is about to do something magnificent, he starts with an impossibility.”

Armin Gesswein

Belovedness 2 - Sarah Kroger

  Negative self-talk has probably plagued humanity since the beginning. If a friend said some of the things to us that we say to ourselves, they would no longer be our friend. And yet we allow our internal chatterbox to persist, often without even realizing it.

I hope this song wakes people up to the truth that they are beloved. This is who we are, and it’s literally an instruction: be loved. There is nothing we’ve done, no mistake we’ve made, nothing that’s been done to us that can take away the fact that we are beloved. We own the negative things about ourselves far too quickly and we allow those thoughts to control our actions and our beliefs about ourselves. It’s time to silence the chatterbox and allow the truth to grow. It’s time to own our belovedness. 

Whether you’re eight or 80 years old, this song is for you. 

Sarah Kroger

http://www.sarahkroger.com/blog/2020/8/21/belovedness

Bring the Rain .. MercyMe

I can count a million times

People asking me how I

Can praise You with all that I've gone through

The question just amazes me

Can circumstances possibly

Change who I forever am in You

Maybe since my life was changed

Long before these rainy days

It's never really ever crossed my mind

To turn my back on you, oh Lord

My only shelter from the storm

But instead I draw closer through these times

So I pray

Bring me joy, bring me peace

Bring the chance to be free

Bring me anything that brings You glory

And I know there'll be days

When this life brings me pain

But if that's what it takes to praise You

Jesus, bring the rain

I am Yours regardless of

The dark clouds that may loom above

Because You are much greater than my pain

You who made a way for me

By suffering Your destiny

So tell me what's a little rain

So I pray

Holy, holy, holy

Is the Lord God Almighty

Songwriters: BILLY MONTANA, HELEN DARLING

© CARLIN AMERICA INC, MIKE CURB MUSIC

For non-commercial use only.

The God who Stays Matthew West

[Verse 1]

If I were You I would've given up on me by now

I would've labeled me a lost cause

'Cause I feel just like a lost cause

If I were You I would've turned around and walked away

I would've labeled me beyond repair

'Cause I feel like I'm beyond repair

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, but somehow You don't see me like I do

Somehow You're still here

[Chorus]

You're the God who stays

You're the God who stays

You're the one who runs in my direction

When the whole world walks away

You're the God who stands

With wide open arms

And You tell me nothing I have ever done can separate my heart

From the God who stays

[Verse 2]

I used to hide

Every time I thought I let You down

I always thought I had to earn my way

But I'm learning You don't work that way

[Pre-Chorus]

'Cause somehow You don't see me like I do

Somehow You're still here

[Chorus]

You're the God who stays (You're the God who stays)

You're the God who stays (You're the God who stays)

You're the one who runs in my direction

When the whole world walks away

You're the God who stands (You're the God who stands)

With wide open arms (With wide open arms)

And You tell me nothing I have ever done can separate my heart

From the God who stays

[Bridge]

My shame can't separate

My guilt can't separate

My past can't separate

I'm Yours forever

My sin can't separate

My scars can't separate

My failures can't separate

I'm Yours forever

No enemy can separate

No power of hell can take away

Your love for me will never change

I'm Yours forever

[Chorus]

You're the God who stays (You're the God who stays)

You're the God who stays (You're the God who stays)

You're the one who runs in my direction

When the whole world walks away

You're the God who stands (You're the God who stands)

With wide open arms (With wide open arms)

And You tell me nothing I have ever done can separate my heart

From the God who stays

You're the God who stays

You're the one who runs in my direction

When the whole world walks away

You're the God who stands

With wide open arms

And You tell me nothing I have ever done can separate my heart

From the God who stays

Bible Study is... Letter from Logos.com

The Bible isn’t a collection of inspirational thoughts like pearls on a string. The human authors present logical positions and arguments. One of the most important aspects of Bible study is understanding an author’s line of thinking.

Faithlife Aug 2 2020