Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters. Talk to people you know. Talk to people you don't know. Talk to people you never talk to... Remember, you don't fear people whose story you know.
04028 – TALK to People!
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04015 – Connectedness: Part of the Story
Wonder requires a person not to forget themselves but to feel themselves so acutely that their connectedness to every created thing comes into focus. In sacred awe, we are a part of the story.
03948 – What Did the Samaritan NOT Do?
What the Samaritan did NOT do is just as striking as what he did. You know the story: an expert in Judaic law asks Jesus what is God’s expectation, the “greatest” commandment? Jesus replies with “Love God and love your neighbor as yourself. This prompts the follow up,...
03918 – Life: An Unmissable Show!
You can be flawed, anxious and sometimes irritated, but don't forget that your life is the greatest company in the world. Only you can prevent her from going into decline. There are many who appreciate, admire and love you. And you don't know but there are people for...
03893 – Disability Teaches Us
In this season of continued healing, I am soaking the powerful words of Julia Watts Belser deep into my own bones: “Disability has taught me much about the potent spiritual subversiveness of being radically comfortable in my own skin, of daring to find the presence of...
03753 – Pentecost and Uncertainty
In the Season of Pentecost (Liturgical churches call it "Ordinary Time") -- God called Abram to leave his home to find a new one, and Jesus called Matthew, a tax-collector, to leave his job and “follow me.” In both testaments, we heard stories of moving from...
03696 – The New Testament Story
God will take what we have been gifted with and combine that with our willingness...and with what little courage we can muster...and make that be enough. It is the New Testament story.
03690 – Taking the Risk
I am a Christian because the story of Jesus is still the story I'm willing to risk being wrong about.
03663 – Listen to the Lifegiving Voice
Personally, I don't think I've ever heard the devil's voice before; but if I have, it bears a really strong resemblance to my own. It is the taunting voice always hovering in the periphery in my head, waiting for me to make a mistake so it can pounce on the failure...
03460 – Eliminating Shame
If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive.