1 Peter – Page 2 – A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green

Making Sense of 1 Peter

There are a lot of moving parts in 1 Peter; so that as you make your way through the letter it can seem like a hodgepodge of loosely related discussions rather than a single, cohesive message. After all, he moves from “inexpressible and glorious joy” (1:8), to submitting to the civil authorities (2:13), to ChristContinue reading “Making Sense of 1 Peter”

Healthy Holiness

Peter was writing to Jewish disciples living away from their homeland. They were Jews living among Gentiles so there was certainly some pushback from that, but more to the point, they were followers of Jesus of Nazareth, so they were at odds with most people within their already marginalized community—their neighbors, friends and family. It wasContinue reading “Healthy Holiness”

Circling the Son

Well, it finally happened. It got cold enough last night (below 30) to kill the zinnias. Janice plants them, takes care of them, and picks them to brighten up our home and to give to others. I take pictures of their visitors (bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds). But now they’re gone. They went from vibrant andContinue reading “Circling the Son”

The Way of Jesus

Charlie Brown is walking in his neighborhood at night and he come across Linus who is holding a candle. He asks him about it and Linus says he has heard it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Charlie Brown agrees but says there are some people who see things differently.Continue reading “The Way of Jesus”

Election Reflection

Well, how did the election go for you? Did your candidate(s) win? Even if things didn’t go well in terms of the outcome, isn’t it great to live in a country where we have the right to vote? You did vote, didn’t you? Of course you did. I don’t know if you went to aContinue reading “Election Reflection”

Last Meals and Living Hope

Asleep at the Wheel is the name of a group that plays western swing music. Several years ago they recorded a song called Last Meal. It is a fictitious account of a man on death row about to be executed. However, before his execution can take place, the warden tells him he gets a lastContinue reading “Last Meals and Living Hope”

Defying The Darkness

In his inspirational book, A Touch of Wonder, Arthur Gordon tells of a grave stone put up somewhere in England after one of the horrific bombings of WWII. Inscribed on it were these words: There is not enough darkness in the world to put out the light of one small candle. The stone marked the grave of aContinue reading “Defying The Darkness”