Learning from Jesus’ Conversations
How often do we have conversations in ministry and wonder, was I imitating Christ? Yes, it’s an impossible standard. But, by examining the way we converse with others through…
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The Canaanite Woman
Sunday Readings for August 20, 2017, the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time The apostles thought she was a nuisance and asked Jesus to get rid of her. Jesus…
How Deep is Your Dirt?
It’s summer and baseball season and that brings to mind a metaphor that we could apply to a lot of things. In this case I think it can…
God answers prayers
“But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to Holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of…
Crafty Virtue: Lessons from the Dishonest Steward
One of Jesus’ most challenging parables is the one about the Dishonest Steward in Luke 16. In that story, a wealthy man is about to dismiss one of…
Keeping ‘Son’days Holy
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord…
Neither Condemn nor Acquit: Do Not Judge
“Do not judge, so that you may not be judged.” (Matthew 7:1) Jesus’ words about judgment are strong and straightforward, yet they are so often misunderstood. To understand…
Customer Service as Evangelizers
As evangelizers, we’re all in customer service. Now this is strictly a metaphor, because as Christians we’ve got nothing to sell (in fact, we’re sharing the free gift…
Finding God’s Love Where You Are – A Brief Meditation
Where are you now? I’m not asking for your location according to Google Maps. I’m asking you where you are on your life’s journey. The one will move…
How Comfy is Your Box?
One of the early things that I learned in “Theology School” was the way that God works. Do I have all of the answers, no, but I know…