I know that the only way for me to live my faith is to try to do what is right, to take the long view, to give of my best in all that the day brings, and to put my trust in God.
03236 – Living One’s Faith
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03212 – Spotting Jesus Followers
Hey, if you aren’t much into religion, you may not know how to recognize followers of Jesus. If you are interested and have a curious mind, I can tell you that Jesus himself gave a direct, simple way to spot them. “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples...
03207 – Understanding the Meaning of Life
The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.------------------------------------------------------Gender-inclusive version: The one who plants trees, knowing that he or she will never...
03183 – Overplaying vs. Underplaying
Fundamentalist and evangelical biblicism taught believers to overplay the Bible and underplay extrabiblical ways of learning and knowing. from After Evangelicalism
03167 – Compassion is…
Compassion is knowing our darkness well enough that we can sit in the dark with others.
03131 – Speaking Greatness Over Someone
If someone is falling behind in life, you don't have to remind them. Believe me, they already know. If someone is unhealthy, they know. If someone is failing at work, they know. If someone is struggling in their relationships with money, with self-image... they know....
03096 – Three Things
To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go. from In Blackwater Woods
03093 – Seeing Neighbors Everywhere
Once you have given up knowing who is right, it is easy to see neighbors everywhere you look.
03059 – Look at Jesus!
If you want to know who God is, look at Jesus. If you want to know what it means to be human, look at Jesus. If you want to know what love is, look at Jesus. If you want to know what grief is, look at Jesus. And go on looking until you're not just a spectator, but...
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...