Tag: scripture
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What Is God Saying to Us?
One of the questions I hear most often is, “How do you know what God is saying?” Followers of Jesus have wrestled with that question for two thousand years. In the Wesleyan tradition, and now as an Episcopalian, I have come to appreciate four sources that help us discern God’s voice: Scripture, Tradition, Reason, and…
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The God Who Continually Reveals Himself
Daily Office Readings: Psalm 118, Isaiah 11:1-9, 1 Corinthians 2:1-13, and John 14:21-29 One of the greatest questions humanity has wrestled with is this: How do we know God? Across the centuries, people have searched for God in temples, churches, sacred texts, nature, philosophy, and personal experience. The Daily Office readings for today remind us…
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The Lamp Along the Road
Scripture, Experience, Reason, and the Living Voice of God A Curious Pilgrim Reflection Daily Office Readings:Psalm 119:97–120 • Book of Baruch 3:24–37 • Epistle of James 5:13–18 • Gospel of Luke 16:19–31 There are moments in life when the Scriptures begin to open in ways we never imagined possible. Not because we suddenly discovered new…
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Truth and God’s Communication
(Hebrews 1:1–12 as a foundation) Hebrews begins with a profound claim: God communicates. Not randomly, not vaguely, but purposefully and relationally. To understand how God communicates, we first need to ask a deeper question: 1. What Is Truth? Truth is not merely correct information or factual accuracy. In Scripture, truth is: Biblically, truth is not…
The Curious Pilgrim 