When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.’
04126 – Use Everything!
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03734 – A Stone’s Throw?
If you claim to be someone's ally, but aren't getting hit by the stones thrown at them, you aren't standing close enough.
03567 – If I Go…
Right now, there are people literally considering leaving their homes to gather with others for worship, wondering: -If I go, can I stand or sit in that area of the sanctuary where we sat together for 18 years before his passing without sobbing so loud I'll distract...
03256 – Everlasting Love
Dear God, I am so afraid to open my clenched fists! Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold on to? Who will I be when I stand before you with empty hands? Please help me to gradually open my hands and to discover that I am not what I own, but what you want to...
02763 – Standing in the Tragic Gap
To live in this world, we must learn how to stand in the tragic gap, the gap between what is and what could be, with faith and hope.
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....
01812 – Survival: a Gift & a Charge
The friend standing next to me at the firing predictor was torn to pieces by the bomb that left me unscathed. That night I cried out to God for the first time: "My God, where are you?" And the question "Why am I not dead too?" has haunted me ever since. Why are you...
01511 – Christians and the Powerful
Christendom adjusts itself far too easily to the worship of power.Christians should give more offense, shock the world far more than they are doing now.Christians should take a stronger stand in favor of the weak rather than considering first the possible right of the...
01298 – Pausing to Wonder
He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand in rapt awe is as good as dead, for his eyes are closed. ------------------------------Pluralized version: Those who can no longer pause to wonder and stand in rapt awe are as good as dead, for their eyes are closed.