“Gratefulness is more than a feeling that comes over us when good things happen. It’s an active search to notice and be present to the goodness already around us — gaining eyes to see and ears to hear the abundance God has woven into the world.” (...
Physical hunger and Spiritual hunger are not the same. Physical hunger will continue until one’s appetite is satiated. Spiritual hunger is the opposite. You lose your appetite by neglecting it. If one is not spiritually fed, the more she doesn’t eat, the...
Through the years I’ve been asked to “loan” money to people knowing full well that they were not likely to repay it. Not large sums…..a power bill here, some gas money there, a Christmas layaway final payment, partial rent payment, etc. I kept...
I had the opportunity to consider and discuss this a couple of times this week: Ephesians 1:17: “[I pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your...
I had the opportunity to consider and discuss this a couple of times this week Ephesians 1:17: “[I pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your...
October 14, 2020 On filthy rags…. A bit more in-depth than a typical homily on “filthy rags”…… A theology that expects salvation to arise out of works, as is promoted by some social justice warrior evangelicals, will not convert...