Tag Archives: Bible

Light for our darkness

Posted on December 25, 2016 by dkbonde

We are not alone in the world. There is a heartbeat to the universe. There is a song of love and life at the heart of all existence. Continue reading →

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It’s not simple

Posted on October 22, 2016 by dkbonde

I am not the kind of person who can give simple answers. I have heard them. I have heard people say them to one another. I have heard them say them to me. “She’s with God now.” And this is true. This is profoundly true. It is the heart of what we come together to do on this day – to symbolically entrust Kerstin into the arms of God. But it is not simple. Continue reading →

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Compassion and risk

Posted on September 20, 2016 by dkbonde

The metaphor about the skittles recently tweeted by Donald Trump Jr. is wrong. Given a choice, I wouldn’t eat from a bowl if there were three poisoned skittles. But the tension in that metaphor is between pleasure and risk, whereas the tension with regard to Syrian refugees is between compassion and risk. Continue reading →

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Not for children

Posted on February 10, 2016 by dkbonde

We tend to think of the Bible as a holy book filled with stories of holy people. It is not. This book is pretty disturbing. Continue reading →

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The Big Story

Posted on January 30, 2016 by dkbonde

Those of us who are not rooted in the scriptures often find them strange. Even the word “God” is hard for some of us. But our confession as a Christian community is that there is a heartbeat at the center of all things, a spirit, a breath, pushing and pulling the world towards justice and mercy and goodness and life. Continue reading →

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With twelve baskets left over

Posted on November 14, 2015 by dkbonde

Paris, Jesus, violence, and the human heart There is violence in the Old Testament. I understand that. And there are features of that violence that are troubling. Deeply troubling. Every fiber of my being wants to add a “but” at … Continue reading →

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The God of Grace

Posted on October 25, 2015 by dkbonde

There are lots of pieces in the complex drama we call the Reformation. But at the center of it was the Scripture. And at the center of Scripture was Christ. And at the center of Christ was grace. Continue reading →

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Traveling to Zarephath

Posted on August 27, 2014 by dkbonde

The word of the Lord came to Elijah, saying, “Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” 1 Kings 17:8 All our thoughts have been on the … Continue reading →

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More on Psalm 17

Posted on April 15, 2013 by dkbonde

We pray for God to draw forth his sword and God hears the call to redeem the earth. 8 Keep me as the apple of your eye;      hide me in the shadow of your wings It doesn’t say apple.  … Continue reading →

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