Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?” But they did not understand what he was saying to them. Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. And Jesus […]
Possibility Through Flexibility
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. –Psalm 46:1-3 On vacation in Florida, Fran and my mom […]
No Room for Baggage
And the crowds asked him, “What then should we do?” In reply he said to them, “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise.” Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?” He said to them, “Collect […]
Sanctuary [insert restful sigh sound here]
Lenten Devotional by Rick Seaholm April 3, 2017 “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours…” (Genesis 1:29, NIV) Sanctuary. I’ve written previously in this Lenten series that it’s a given for me, according […]
Sanctuary!
Lenten Devotional by Rick Seaholm March 24, 2017 “You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” (Psalm 32:7, NIV) As I alluded to in a previous reflection here (March 10), the term “sanctuary” has a long-standing representation for me which is physical in […]
Sanctuary
Lenten Devotional by Rick Seaholm March 10, 2017 “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10) When I was a young man, I was quite active in my local church, and a budding professional musician. There are many stories such as mine. The church musician calls the sanctuary “home”. The […]