Tag: Forsett

To paraphrase my previous rector, “the deeper the Lent the greater the Resurrection.” I have endeavored to go deeper into my writing (and hopefully thereby deeper into myself) these last 47 days and I can truly say the result is a greater sense of hope and uplifting about my joy for this work and my [...]

“For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.” - Romans‬ 12‬:3‬ NIV‬‬ Humility. The act of lowering ourselves and at [...]

“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” - Romans‬ 12‬:12‬ NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ My brother is a very good cook, and one of my favorite things that he makes is his chocolate chip cookies. He tinkers with the recipe a lot, but the core ingredients are always there: butter, eggs, flour, chocolate. Every once [...]

“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.” - Luke 16:10 I remember writing a particular paper when I was in college. One of the reasons that I have such a clear memory of the experience is [...]

"Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues." - Proverbs 10:19 This isn’t a new thought, but many of us have become terrible in this day and age at saying “I’m sorry”. The world is full of apologies littered with “IF I offended anyone” or “I’m sorry, but…”. I’m as [...]

“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” - Esther‬ 4‬:14‬ NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ “All preordained, a prisoner in chains, [...]

“Not one of all the Lord ’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.” - Joshua 21:45 There have been few teams in the history of major college and pro sports that have been able to have a perfect record through one season. In 1972 Miami Dolphins went 17-0 and won the Superbowl. [...]

“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” - Matthew‬ 18‬:20‬ NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ I remember in high school our English teacher made us memorize passages from Shakespeare and then recite them as part of occasional oral exams, sometimes even in front of the entire class. Julius Caesar, Hamlet, MacBeth…all the [...]

“What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” - Romans 8:31 In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he asks his readers what seems to be a rhetorical question, “If God is for us, who can be against us?” One would think that the [...]

“Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” - Luke‬ 9‬:23‬ NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ The last few weeks have been full of transformation. As Spring has come to DC, I’ve watched the grounds around our house transform; the barren, brown plants [...]