When you put your own short, wild and precious life in perspective, it gives you permission to stop acting like the next (budget report, milestone, ELECTION) is the measure of everything.
04152 – The Measure of Everything?
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03862 – The Radical Forgiveness of Jesus
Jesus's understanding of forgiveness was so radical because he did not need people to repent before he accepted them. He did not require a change in behavior before he loved, respected, and related to them. Yet, it was precisely this unconditional love and forgiveness...
03633 – Faith is…
Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe. from Have a Little Faith: a True Story
03553 – The Real Problem with Christians
I've never heard anyone complain that Christians act too much like Jesus. Even the hardest, angriest, most anti-God atheist will complain that the problem with Christians is that we don't act enough like Jesus.
02868 – “Hymn for the Hurting”
Everything hurts,Our hearts shadowed and strange,Minds made muddied and mute.We carry tragedy, terrifying and true.And yet none of it is new;We knew it as home,As horror,As heritage.Even our childrenCannot be children,Cannot be. Everything hurts.It’s a hard time to be...