ClappingTrees

Web Revamp, Twitter & Tumblr

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 21:48:47 GMT

THIS SITE IS NOW UNDER REVAMP. So, I won't be updating this anymore UNLESS moved by the Spirit to do so. If you are still interested in following my religious ramblings, check out my Twitter page and Tumblr blog. The blog presently is merely taking a feed from Twitter. ;-)

Flawed Impressions

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 06:14:10 GMT

It is a witness between us that the LORD is God." -- Joshua 22:34 Great reflection by Dennis Fisher for tomorrow's reading in Our Daily Bread: "Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice is the story of an upper-middle-class Englishwoman named Lizzy Bennet who is pursued by Mr. Darcy, a brooding and complex man of great wealth. Lizzy's first impression of Mr. Darcy was that he was arrogant, introverted, and self-serving. So when he declares...

What Are My Christian Credentials?

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:49:05 GMT

Karla Manternach's reflection in Living Faith for 22 June 2007: "... I too will boast." 2 Corinthians 11:18 In this passage, Paul is defending himself against other, competing missionaries. They have visited the Christian community in Corinth, and they have said some things to discredit them. It is a little bit like reading Paul's resume. And what a laundry list of "relevant experiences": imprisonments, beatings, brushes...

ETS President Returns to the Church ("Because truth matters")

Tue, 15 May 2007 05:15:23 GMT

An extract from a Washington Post story by Alan Cooperman on May 12, 2007, Evangelical Leader Returns To Catholicism - Move Reflects Narrowing Gap Between Denominations: The president of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), an association of 4,300 Protestant theologians, resigned this month because he has joined the Roman Catholic...

Troubled Lives, Untroubled Hearts

Thu, 10 May 2007 07:46:35 GMT

A great reflection in "Living Faith" by Fr James McKarns for last Friday. "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me." -- John 14:1 St John says it was the night before Jesus died that he gave his disciples the advice about keeping their hearts untroubled. Most likely he was trying to help them face the sorrowful events of Good Friday. Many times we face difficulties and serious problems; to some extent...

The Peace-Of-Mind Game

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:55:32 GMT

A great reflection for tomorrow (19th April) from Our Daily Bread: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. -- Psalm 23:1 In her down-to-earth book More Than Sparrows, Mary Welch tells of her discussion about worry with a group of teenagers. Although they were Christians, they were as worried as unbelievers about the common things of life. As she lovingly listened to them, an unusual...

A Blogger's Prayer

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:24:57 GMT

Just found this marvellous prayer by Stephen Cuyos. Must remember to pray this and to keep this in mind. SO COMPASSIONATE, SO FAITHFUL, SO LOVING You are Our Father, We ask You to increase our faith and our love for You that we may use blogging as an instrument to fulfill Your purposes. May we become bloggers of truth and promoters of peace. Help us to be steadfast in our Christian...

Divisions in the Church

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:30:41 GMT

A reflection by Mary Marrocco in the Living Faith booklet for March 24. "A division occurred in the crowd because of him... Then each went to his own house." -- John 7:43-53 ISN'T THIS WHY we become Christian, to get away from that world where everybody is in "his own house", to get out of division and conflict, and into communion and unity? Yet John shows Jesus at the center of strife, stirring up division...

The Shape of Our Faith

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:50:31 GMT

An extract from "The Shape of Faith: The sign of the cross is a reminder of whose we are." by Nathan Bierma. A very informative and yet amusing article on the sign of the cross, thanks to an online friend, A. Comments in square brackets are mine. "In the fourth century, St. John Chrysostom (apparently anticipating an American Express slogan)...

LinkedIn ... to Divine Powers

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 09:58:23 GMT

Spent a few hours trying to make professional connections in LinkedIn.com. So today's passage "Let Me Do It" in "God Calling" was especially poignant: "Never miss these times. It is not what I reveal to you so much as the linking up of your frail natures with the limitless Divine Powers. Already forces are set in motion. Only My Will is coming to pass. And now God is blessing you very richly. "You think that there is much...