Amos 2:1-8 This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Moab, even for four, I will not relent.Because he burned to ashes the bones of Edom’s king,2 I will send fire on Moab that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.[a]Moab will go down in great tumult amid war cries and the blast of the trumpet.3 I will destroy herContinue reading “Prayers from Amos”
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Prayers from Amos
Amos 1:9-15 This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Tyre, even for four, I will not relent.Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom, disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,10 I will send fire on the walls of Tyre that will consume her fortresses.” 11 This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Edom, even forContinue reading “Prayers from Amos”
Prayers from Amos
Amos 1:1-8 The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash[a] was king of Israel. 2 He said: “The Lord roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem;the pastures of the shepherds dry up, and the topContinue reading “Prayers from Amos”
Psalm 1: Rooted
I want in this series to read the Psalms one by one, hopefully one each week, slowly, with attention to the words, and I hope that as I do that they will be a guide to a rooted and real spirituality. The Psalms have a lot to say to us – both to teach usContinue reading “Psalm 1: Rooted”
Prayers from Amos
During 2020/21 I (Roz) had the huge privilege of walking alongside 4 young ladies who were serving at the church we were part of. Covid restrictions impacted how we were all living and the ways we could connect. Those ladies allowed me to share daily with them from God’s word as I sought to encourageContinue reading “Prayers from Amos”
How Can I Know?
How can I know is the question asked by Zechariah in the next part of his interaction with Gabriel in the temple. 18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” 19 The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel.Continue reading “How Can I Know?”
God shows up
The scene has been set for the next stage. Zechariah is in the temple, offering the incense, and the people are outside, praying. It is a scene that must have occurred before, and a scene that was likely occurring without any great expectation that anything in particular will happen at this point. And yet itContinue reading “God shows up”
Waiting…
Once again we are in Advent. In a season of thinking about Christ’s coming – and looking forward also to the second Advent of Christ, when he will return. We do that in the midst of days that bring ever more alarming news of increased cost of living at home, and of brutal tyrants atContinue reading “Waiting…”
Ruth: Real worth
In Proverbs 31 the author asks the rhetorical question “a wife/woman of worth who can find?”, and the question begins a 22 verse poem about the “woman of worth” – one verse for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, in which the author sketches out many different ways a wife in particular could show “worth”Continue reading “Ruth: Real worth”
Joshua’s Tree has a home
It has been over twenty years since I first had the vision for Joshua’s Tree and we have sought to make it work wherever we have been living but we always knew we wanted a permanent home. I had always envisioned that Joshua’s Tree would be some rambling place out of the way in theContinue reading “Joshua’s Tree has a home”
Joshua's Tree Rooted 