Jesus never says to the poor: "come, find the church," but he says to those of us in the church: "go into the world and find the poor, hungry, homeless, imprisoned."
03118 – Jesus Says “Go” and “Find”
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03060 – Swim in Silence
I think 99 times and find nothing. I stop thinking, swim in silence, and the truth comes to me.
03056 – Such a Love Does Exist
People who know God well—mystics, hermits, those who risk everything to find God—always meet a lover, not a dictator. God is never found as an abusive father or a tyrannical mother; God is always a lover greater than we dared hope for. How different from the “account...
02901 – Been Bamboozled?
One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to...
02840 – Finding God
Any idiot can find God on a mountaintop--the real challenge is finding God in the company of others as annoying as me.
02808 – Doctrinal Books vs. Devotional Books
For my own part, I tend to find the doctrinal books often more helpful in devotion than the devotional books, and I rather suspect that the same experience may await many others. from God in the Dock
02721 – You Are That One!
Jesus leaving the 99 to find 1 seems crazy...until you are that one.
02661 – True Friends: Miracles
Maybe we don't find a lot of answers to life's tougher questions, but if we find a few true friends, that's even better. They help you see who you truly are, which is not always the loveliest possible version of yourself, but then comes the greatest miracle of...
02596 – Self-Denial in the New Testament
The New Testament has lots to say about self-denial, but not about self-denial as an end in itself. We are told to deny ourselves and to take up our crosses in order that we may follow Christ; and nearly every description of what we shall ultimately find if we do so...
02504 – Find Healthy Ways to Deal with Feelings
I'm convinced that when we help our children find healthy ways of dealing with their feelings, ways that don't hurt them or anyone else, we're helping to make our world a safer, better place.