November 28, 2011
That was no place for a child. In the darkest days of Jerusalem’s despair, God told Jeremiah to neither marry nor have children (Jeremiah 16:2). That world—the world of Jerusalem’s destruction—is no place for children. All that would await them was pain, horror, gloom, dislocation, and destruction. Even now it may sometimes seem that the […]
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Theology | Tagged: Advent, Bible-Isaiah, Christology, Isaiah, Kingdom of God, Peace, War |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
December 28, 2008
When you feel forsaken or rejected, when you feel like a failure or a piece of dirt, when you feel inadequate or deficient, when you feel unloved or unchosen, hear the word of the Lord through Isaiah the prophet Isaiah 62:2b,4,5b …you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD […]
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Biblical Texts, Pastoral Care, Personal, Spirituality | Tagged: Bible-Isaiah, Divorce, God, Grace, Joshua Mark Hicks, Name, Sheila Pettit Hicks, Workaholism |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
July 9, 2008
As I mentioned in my previous post, I was enriched by attending a session on contemplative spirituality at Lipscomb’s Summer Celebration led by Randy Harris, Rhonda Lowry and Gary Holloway. In this post I will describe how Gary Holloway reminded me of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina which has been part of my spiritual meditations off […]
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Hermeneutics, Spirituality | Tagged: Bible Reading, Bible-Isaiah, Contemplation, Contemplative Bible Reading, Lectio Divina, Meditation, Prayer, Scripture, Spirituality |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 16, 2005
I had the joy of sharing one of my favorite texts with the Wisdom class at Woodmont Hills this morning. I love Isaiah 25. It excites me everytime I read it…and for several reasons. While Isaiah 13-24 rehearses God’s “woes” toward all nations due to their arrogance, injustice and evil, Isaiah 25 (actually beginning with […]
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Biblical Texts, Theology | Tagged: Bible-1 Corinthians, Bible-Isaiah, Bible-Revelation, Death, Eschatology, Lord's Supper, Sacraments, Table |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks