Posts Tagged ‘7th Sunday After Pentecost’
The Vulnerability of Asking
We live in a fast food, speedy lube, online banking society. Reading today’s passage, it’s hard for many of us to see prayer outside of this cultural lens. “Ask and it will be given” seems like a loaded statement, filled with pie in the sky, cake on your plate, North American theology.
Read MoreThe Bad Sower
I look for God’s activity in my life through the very mundane things that occur each day. Today was one of those days.
I looked down at my cell phone when it rang. It was a number that I was familiar with. Whenever this number pops up, I have to make a few quick decisions: Do I have time to talk? Do I have the energy? At the most, it’s a 10-minute phone call.
Read MoreFirst Say Peace
“First say, Peace to this house.”
Read MorePawn of Desire
A young seductress or victim?
Read MoreRiddles of Grace
“The shortest distance between a human being and the truth is a story.”
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