Daily Scripture Reading: Isaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25 “Waiting for God, Part 4”1 Now let me say something about the practice of waiting. How do we wait? One of the most beautiful passages of scripture is Luke 1:39-56, which suggests...
Daily Scripture Reading: Isaiah 35:1-10; Psalm 146:5-10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 “Waiting for God, Part 3”1 But there is more. Waiting is open-ended. Open-ended waiting is hard for us because we tend to wait for something very concrete, for something that we wish to...
Daily Scripture Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12 “Waiting for God, Part 2”1 But what is the nature of waiting? What is the practice of waiting? How are they waiting, and how are we called to wait with them? Waiting, as we see...
Daily Scripture Reading: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 Waiting is not a very popular attitude. Waiting is not something that people think about with great sympathy. In fact, most people consider waiting a waste of time. Perhaps this is because the culture in...