Monthly Archives: January 2011

We are being sued

Posted on 28 January 2011 by pstrobus

Micah 6.1-8 The NRSV is so nice with this text “hear the controversy of the LORD” it says, as if this were just another round of squabbling kids in the playground. This is a lawsuit that God is bringing against … Continue reading →

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The Face of God

Posted on 26 January 2011 by pstrobus

Psalm 27 My heart said “seek his face,” your face, O Lord, I will seek. Seeking the face of God is the heart of discipleship. The disciple is always seeking to go see the face more and more clearly. When … Continue reading →

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the margins

Posted on 26 January 2011 by pstrobus

It is a truism of modern theology that we in the center of society need to go out to the margins and hear their voices so that they can tell us what God’s will is. The challenge in this is … Continue reading →

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Alphasmart

Posted on 26 January 2011 by pstrobus

I write my posts offline on an Alphasmart, which makes it really easy for me to write wherever I am, but does disconnect the writing from the posting.  So if you are in the least bit lazy (I prefer ‘easily … Continue reading →

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Come and See

Posted on 22 January 2011 by pstrobus

John 1.29-42 John starts this reading by saying “see! that’s the Lamb of God!” It is likely that no one around him was actually LOOKING for a Lamb of God. If they were looking for any messiah, it was more … Continue reading →

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The Hearts of Men

Posted on 12 January 2011 by pstrobus

“…what evil lurks in the hearts of men?” -The Shadow What evil lurks? well, all of it. When humans do something terrible to each other, like the recent shooting in Arizona, there is a rush to explain the action and … Continue reading →

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