I get it. You miss what used to be, but you also are missing the better that is coming.
03934 – Don’t Miss the Better
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03503 – Patience, Please!
Be patient when you are sitting in the dark... The dawn is coming.
03147 – Everyone’s Welcome?
We shouldn't say everyone's invited if we're going to act like they're not welcome when they come.
02743 – Sunday’s Coming
This year, I am finding myself really needing Holy Saturday. I need this space where the shadows of death have not yet given way to new life and resurrection.I need a day where we sit together in those shadows and watch the disciples be unsure of what is coming next....
02672 – “Stay”
You cannot know it now,cannot even imaginewhat lies ahead,but I tell youthe day is comingwhen breath willfill your lungsas it never has before,and with your own earsyou will hear wordscoming to you newand startling.You will dream dreamsand you will see the worldablaze...
02005 – Living Our Lives
We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon.
01622 – Divine Things Can be Experienced Now
The all-important thing is to keep your eyes on what comes from God and to make way for it to come into being here on the earth. If you always try to be heavenly and spiritually minded, you won't understand the everyday work God has for you to do. But if you embrace...
01616 – You Coming?
I reject the version of Jesus who would have told the rich young ruler, “you are blessed” instead of, “give everything to the poor and follow me.” Who would have pushed women to the fringes of the narrative, instead of empowering Mary to be the first preacher of...
01203 – Before Calling Me to Come Home…
Most of the children in my neighborhood are called home by their mothers. They open the back doors, wipe their hands on their aprons and yell, "Willie!" or "Joel!" or "Ray!" Either that or they use a bell, bolted to the door frame and loud enough to start the dogs...
01005 – Is He Coming? Where is He?
The signs of his presence are blind people who can see, the lame who walk again, those whose skin diseases are cleared, the deaf who can hear, the dead who are brought back to life, and the poor who have reason for delighting in the good news they hear. If these are...