The butterfly does not look back at the caterpillar in shame, just as you should not look back at your past in shame. Your past was part of your own transformation.
01724 – Butterflies, Caterpillars, and Transformation
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01318 – Faith: Exploring, Exposing, & Testing
To have faith is to explore--and go on exploring--the life of the spirit on the only journey that matters: that of becoming a more rounded and authentic human being. It is to expose yourself to what has been thought of most value by past generations and test it in the...
01189 – Pentecost, God, and Finding What’s New
Let me describe what Pentecost wasn't like, all right? Picture all those believers meeting together. Suddenly there's the sound of a mighty rushing wind, and it fills all the house where they were sitting. "Great! This is wonderful!" they cry. "Quick! Shut the...
01140 – What is Tradition?
Tradition is that part of our past that connects with our future.
00502 – Life is Found in the Present Moment
There are people who cannot enjoy simple pleasures, and that is why they seek drugs, alcohol, sexual misconduct, and many other things that destroy them, their bodies, their minds, and their families, and cause their children and grandchildren to suffer. If we educate...
00479 – Go with God!
Let the future be a joy and not a burden… Know the past is a foundation and not an anchor… Hold the present in steady hands like ordinary clay about to become a collector’s item! And… Go with God!
00432 – Faith Demands Response
Each of us is called to prophetic agony—to speak the Word, to do justice and righteousness. We are most truly ourselves when we live within God’s insecurity, acknowledging Yahweh’s sovereignty over creation, taking full responsibility as contingent creatures who yet...
00199 – Right Past Jesus
The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
00140 – Three Things
The three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and you.
00074 – Past and Future
For all that has been, Thank You! For all that is to come, Yes!