Let me see if I get this flow correctly from Luke 17:1-10, and follow the implications, the conversation might be something like this: 1) First – Jesus says to avoid sin, never be a stumbling block for others, and… Continue reading

Lord of this morning,Light of this day,Master of the darkness that daily dies,God of night and light and all that is,I come …Empty handed, I come.I bring to the morning and the day, nothing,Nothing,Nothing, but me …myself …. my self,Undone,… Continue reading

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  Getting ready to be ready is as important as getting ready Sometimes it is the best you can do. There are 197 instances of the words, "prepare" and "preparation" in the NIV Bible including this reference to Yahweh's preparation:… Continue reading

  People say "God is watching" as if it were a reality from which to recoil in utter dread, as if it were a threat. I do not recoil. I take it as a promise. I am ever aware that… Continue reading

When no one knows; when no one suspects; when there is nothing on your face and your eyes divert the gazes, then, the song arises, a medley of blended songs of sadness and joy, of despair and hope. No one… Continue reading

This, I believe, was my last gout attack about seven years ago. Before 2009, I had them fairly regularly. I have had some rough times since then, but few things as intensely painful – and all concentrated in one joint… Continue reading

GROW Acronym — I had to throw together a speech for a parenting class and for a parenting educators a few years ago. Both were graduating. The applications were slightly different as were the illustrations, but the outline was the… Continue reading

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We cannot love our neighbors as ourselves if we refuse to take the effort to see the world through our neighbors' eyes or try to imagine life in his or her skin. We cannot love our neighbor without learning to… Continue reading