As we continue working our way through Part One of the Simple Bible Reading Plan, we arrive at Luke 15. Luke 15 is a beautiful chapter in the New Testament that contains three profound parables told by Jesus, illustrating God’s love and forgiveness. These stories are about the lost and emphasize the joy of redemption.Continue reading “Saturday in the Word | Luke 15”
Discerning When Something Is Being Done For You Versus To You
Not everything that carries spiritual language is spiritually life-giving. One of the quieter forms of discernment we have to learn, especially in our faith communities, is the difference between something being done for us and something being done to us. At first glance, the two can look identical. Both may involve care.Both may involve leadership.Both may claim goodContinue reading “Discerning When Something Is Being Done For You Versus To You”
When the World Gets Too Loud
Some daysthe world gets too loud. Not just with sound;expectation, too.Memory.Urgency. now, Now, NOW what, what, what? Everything and everybody talking at once, asking for answersmy body doesn’t give and I don’t have. PTSD feels like the volume turned upeven after the danger has passed. It sneaks up on you and screams: AARGH!!! So IContinue reading “When the World Gets Too Loud”
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