Scarritt Bennett Center Blog

A Harvest of Joy

Posted 1.15.17: When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then it was said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for...

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Patience in Waiting

Posted 12.18.17: Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for...

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Comfort Is On The Way

Posted 12.11.17: Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.....

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Seeing With The Eyes Of Faith

Posted 9.9.17: Douglas Burton-Christie has written, “Seeing happens only when we risk a relationship with the world.” The world he is talking about includes people, non-human parts of Creation and the Creator God....

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God’s Rhythm for Life

Posted 10.23.17: There is a rhythm to the world and to our lives as seasons come and go: birth and death; day and night; joy and sorrow; planting and harvest; work and rest. We see the rhythm in the story of creation where...

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