Welcome to Watchword devotionals. Watchwords have been a feature here at bosworth30.com since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when thee were first sent to the men in my Bible Study group. The number now receiving Watchwords has now grown to nearly 100 subscribers and, as of December 2022, more than 900 installments have been sent via e-mail.
Each one contains a scripture passage or two, a short meditation, an occasional announcement or other inspirational or humorous feature, and a closing prayer.
Subscribers are encouraged to contribute short meditations or inspirational stories, prayer requests, news, poems or just a bit of humor – and they do.
Here are a couple of the most recent Watchwords.
- Anger? Hope? - Anger? Hope? I was thinking about fear, empathy and compassion, and trying to sort out the differences and the characteristics of those common states of mind. I suppose I could’ve thrown in anger as well, because in my mind each one of us has gone through a period of anger, that we may not have identified as such. But, I would argue that it is hard to go from a life thar seems to be going smoothly to an abrupt change where there is disruption and difficulties and not produce frustration and anger. Anger, in my mind, is tied to hope in a weird way. In our present political circumstance, we have anger because we want a better narrative. We don’t like the one we have. Continue reading
- Conflict Resolution - Conflict Resolution: Have you ever been here? You and those you work with have always had a good and easy relationship. When there have been disagreements, they were resolved easily and in good-natured compromise. But then, along comes a little bear, just a small minor thing that stands right there in the way of progress. And the little bear grows into a grizzly it is not a small minor thing, but a dispute that has turned into a conflict. You may find yourself angered by something that has happened, or words that were spoken in haste. This is an example that has been used many times: It has been estimated that there are over 50,000 ‘brands’ of Christianity. Churches split, sometimes over the most mundane and inane matters; carpet color, use or naming of rooms, women in the pulpit, the age of communicants, or issues related to homosexuality. Continue reading
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A footnote. I know that we use a lot of different Bible commentaries in our studies and they are helpful. One that I like is Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik. He really speaks to me in language that even I can understand, and he is very thorough as he goes through chapter by chapter. Another feature of his writings is that he does not hesitate to quote other theologians in order to make a clear point.
