Parking Spaces

having cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7 NASB Anxiety – Many, many years ago, when I was still a teenager, I joined a Bible study group with my friends.  It was actually a pivotal point in my life.  It introduced me to people who seriously examined the text…

The Invention of God

having cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7 NASB Cares – If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times: the fundamental message of the Bible is “God cares.”  I believe it, but don’t ask me why.  Don’t ask because I feel what the prophets discovered. “History…

13.3% X 2

casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.   1 Pet 5:7  NASB (1995) Anxiety – Occasionally I write something that is so essential to my own well-being that I think someone else must have been the author.  This edition of Today’s Word first appeared on 11 March of this year, but now…

13.3%

casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.   1 Pet 5:7  NASB (1995) Anxiety – “Anxiety disorders are present in up to 13.3% of individuals in the U.S. and constitute the most prevalent subgroup of mental disorders.”[1]  A startling statement, don’t you think?  43 million people in the USA alone.  Upon reflection,…

Paradox

casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.  1 Peter 5:7  NASB Cares – What is a paradox?  We could rely on dictionary definitions like this one: “a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true,” but what this really says is that a paradox is only an apparent problem.  The definition…

Under Covers

casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.  1 Peter 5:7  NASB Anxiety – “Of course I know I’m dreaming,” I said to myself in my dream.  But it didn’t help.  The spectre of imminent injury was still there.  In fact, intensified.  Yes, I knew it was a dream but it was a…

Entitlement Theology

 casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you.  1 Peter 5:7  NASB Cares – As America approaches a Presidential election, it might be worthwhile to reflect on the stark differences exhibited between the factions in today’s American culture.  These differences are present regardless of party affiliation, social strata or economic condition.  While…

Fastball

casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.  1 Peter 5:7  NASB Casting – Here is the Greek word epirripsantes.  It means “to throw upon.”  This is not a casual action.  It is a deliberate forceful throwing like throwing an enemy down to the ground.  Peter actually quotes Psalm 55:22 which uses…

Buried Away

“and even if our gospel is veiled” 2 Corinthians 4:4 Months have passes since I had my first taste of a Job crisis. God forced me to confront my trust in false security and selfish independence by stripping away the financial storehouse of my existence. Since that day, I have committed myself to a passionate…

THREADS OF GRACE

1 Peter 5:7 One of the wonders of the Bible is that in spite of multiple writers, various historical periods and different cultural backgrounds, there are only a few themes that weave in and out of every book.  We can usefully picture these themes as threads woven into a great tapestry.  Every thread contributes to…