So, I am working on a teaching for Sunday about contentment and generosity. And I stumbled across a word I don’t find often in the Bible; a word I don’t think many of us equate with God. But there it is … right there in the closing passages of Paul’s first letter to Timothy: “Command […]
I wonder if I really understand the challenge Jesus gives when he tells me the most important commandment is to love God and love neighbor. I often convince myself the call to love is too simple, too shallow, too easy. I make up other goals, other things I believe matter more. And I aim for […]
I went out to lunch with my parents yesterday, which is always a treat. My parents are almost 80 years old. My dad still works full-time as the senior partner in his law firm. My mom works for my dad most afternoons. They go out to lunch together almost every day. Occasionally, I get invited […]
One of the main reasons that many of us refuse to get involved with hurting people is that we believe we need to fix them. And we know we can’t. A friend whose child has cancer… A friend whose spouse walks out… A stranger in need… We know we do not have an easy answer. […]
James writes, “We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.” (James 3:2) Jesus says, “… for the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” (Luke 6:45) I have been pondering these passages of Scripture in light […]
