The following reflection on Genesis 18:22-33 comes from the handwritten notes in my ESV Journaling Bible, Interleaved Edition. Then Abraham drew near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty […]
Rev. Brent L. White | “Why are you cast down, O my soul?”: a meditation on Psalm 42:5
The following reflection on Psalm 42:5 comes from the handwritten notes in my ESV Journaling Bible, Interleaved Edition. Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation 42:5: Notice the psalmist is now talking to his soul, not God. […]
Rev. Brent L. White | Allow me to reintroduce myself…
Good news! At the end of June I’m being appointed as the senior pastor of Taccoa First United Methodist Church. Also, beginning May 1, I’m serving for several weeks as interim pastor at Lavonia UMC. If my blog stats are any indication, more than a few new people are interested in learning about me. With […]
Rev. Brent L. White | “The Lord has prevented me”: a meditation on Genesis 16:2
The following reflection on Genesis 16:2 comes from handwritten notes in my ESV Journaling Bible, Interleaved Edition. And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. 16:2: “The […]
“To your offspring I give this land”: a meditation on Genesis 15:18
The following reflection on Genesis 15:18 comes from the handwritten notes in my ESV Journaling Bible, Interleaved Edition. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates…” 15:18: “I give this land”: Or “I have given […]
Rev. Brent L. White | Suffering is no obstacle to joy; it is the necessary means
The following are lightly edited notes on Genesis 3:16 from my ESV Journaling Bible, Interleaved Edition. 3:16: “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing”: The occasion for greatest joy in life—the birth of a child—will now be accompanied by pain and suffering. This is emblematic of life in this fallen world. Joy is impossible to achieve […]
Rev. Brent L. White | More Instagram-sized video highlights of my trip to the Holy Land
I’m still working on these videos of my recent trip. Here are a few more. The Day 4 video includes narration. Enjoy!
No one hurts me more than I hurt myself
The following are lightly edited notes on Genesis 3:12-13 from my ESV Journaling Bible, Interlinear Edition. 3:12: “The woman whom you gave to be with me”: Regardless of extenuating circumstances, we must take responsibility for our role in sin—for our contribution to it. The man blames God first, then the woman. The woman blames the serpent. Yet there’s always […]
Rev. Brent L. White | How history’s first temptation relates to us
With some light editing, I wrote the following reflection on Genesis 3:5 in my ESV Journaling Bible, Interleaved Edition. 3:5: “For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil”: It’s as if Satan were saying, “What God is asking of you is both […]
Rev. Brent L. White | What the Wailing Wall represents for me
Two days ago I was at the Wailing Wall, that portion of the western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem where millions of pilgrims go each year. Some friends asked me to pray for them there. By all means, my prayers for them in Atlanta would be equally effective, but I obliged. I took this […]
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