Posts Tagged ‘Pentecost’

Last week I “had the talk” with a group of young leaders in Romania, on the topic of “God and sex.” What was I thinking when I volunteered for that? While I’ve had countless informal conversations with these friends over the years on both subjects, it’s the first time we’ve tackled it formally in our leadership training.

At Street Psalms we’ve grown to love “beautiful questions.” They provide doorways to freedom and life.

Unfortunately un-beautiful questions abound as well. These questions prove to be traps – luring us to small, confining spaces with doors that snap shut.

How very crucial to discern the difference!

The new comes – a marvel! But as we see the gospel story unfolding, the old will not go quietly.

A call girl’s facelift to “authority”.

Math in the kingdom of heaven.

The master releases the servant.

In this and similar passages, Jesus doesn’t weigh in on whether he falls in the strict or loose camp. As a rabbi he makes a far more profound move.

A disturbing reply to a desperate woman.

Transformation begins when we do too.

The fourteenth chapter of Matthew’s gospel tells of two lavish feasts, back to back.

“The shortest distance between a human being and the truth is a story.”

Imagine that it’s 1633 and you are hearing for the first time that the sun does not revolve around the earth.

“Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.”

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”