contemplation without action is less than half a religion
Even my contemplation of faith is something that – ultimately – I have to do.
Category: meme
do you dare to share? #click-bait
“Jesus could care less about your politics, what he cares about is you and if you have the courage to live love out loud.”
Your God is too small and your heart is too cold. #GodNotAllowedinSchool meme
The meme – and its implication – is not only cynical but deeply contemptuous to the victims of violence (children), to the United States Constitution, and to the love of God in Jesus Christ.
Valentine’s Day… or Ash Wednesday?
I believe the journey itself is sacred. For me, faith is more about the pathway than the destination, more process than result. A pilgrim, then, is an honest struggler making his or her way along the journey that is life. For Lent, a pilgrim sets their heart on Jerusalem and the Cross, inviting the Risen Jesus to be a companion along the way.
me, Flat Jesus, and the mountain of stuff I have yet to learn…
the very first thing we must question is our own assumptions – at the entry point to any exchange of views, conversation, or potential conflict.
legalism is easier than belief
Maybe our problem is that in order to believe in Jesus we have to stop believing in ourselves? Wasn’t that – isn’t that – the original sin? Believing in ourselves and walking right by the invitation Jesus so graciously extends?
mixed emotions #MyFloridaPrayer
Here is what God promises: “Whatever happens, I’m going to be with you, you can count on it” (Psalm 23 and Matthew 28). Jesus said, “For (God) gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike” (Matthew 5:45).
passion – for ministry and for living this good life!
This is good stuff! This is what I’m talking about when I say life is rich, and good, and a gift I’m constantly grateful for.
if we were “sight words” – what would people read?
The question is not if they are learning, and if you are teaching. The question is what is it that you are teaching? I guess we can start with the sight words.
rich or poor, hurricane victims need help regardless…
Texas will receive timely help from Washington, yes, but it won’t nearly scratch the surface of need. Churches, individuals, NGO’s (including Presbyterian Disaster Assistance), are already gearing up. Businesses from all over the USA will donate people and resources. But it still won’t cover all the need.
