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Authentic Caring
Be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. (Philippians 2:2) We exist in homes, families, communities, to ‘care’ for each other, as well as being cared for by others. However, ‘care’ has ambiguous connotations, as Henri Nouwen has pointed out. (When a Mafia boss tells his […]
Kisses Mean Many Things
Greet one another with a holy kiss. Romans 16:16. F. Scott Fitzgerald reckoned the kiss originated when the first male reptile licked the first female, reminding her that she was as succulent as the small reptile he had for dinner the night before! A man had a problem with his wife talking, non-stop. He went […]
God Our Shepherd
He will feed his flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep. Isaiah 40:11. In Genesis there’s a wonderful story about God’s desiring communion with the creature man/woman he had made. When Adam sinned, that fellowship was broken. God […]
More Worlds To Conquer?
Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions. Luke 12:15. In 281 BC, Cineas, a Thessalonian who served as chief advisor to Pyrrhus, King of Epirus in Greece attempted, without success, to dissuade him from invading Italy. ‘Sir, when you have […]
The Sin Of Affability
We urge you…. to admonish the idlers, encourage the faint-hearted, help the weak, be patient with all. (1 Thessalonians 5:14) You won’t relate lovingly to others until you affirm their uniqueness. They, too, are who they are as a result of the mix of verbal inputs into their lives by significant others, plus the accidents […]
In The Beginning, God
There is a God in heaven… Daniel 2:28 The novelist Katherine Mansfield, an atheist, woke up one lovely morning at her villa in the south of France, looked out her window at the beauty of it all, and said: ‘How I wish there were someone to thank!’ (There is, Katherine. And God heard you…) When […]
O Come Let Us Adore Him!
God conceals himself… God reveals mysteries. The Lord is King; the people tremble… He has pity on the weak and poor. Daniel 2:29, Psalm 99:1, 72:13; Isaiah 57:15. Where is God? In heaven, in sacred places and religious celebrations, yes, but also within us, as the Ground of our being (Tillich), in ordinariness and in […]
Loving An Imperfect Church
It has been reported to me… that each of you says, ‘I belong to Paul,’ or ‘I belong to Apollos,’ or ‘I belong to Cephas,’ or ‘I belong to Christ.’ Has Christ been divided? 1 Corinthians 1:11-13. There are supposed to be 22,000 Christian denominations and sects in the world, and the number seems to […]
God Suffers With His People
If God is for us, who is against us? Romans 8:31. Some of our most urgent questions are ‘Where is God when it hurts?’ and ‘Is God deaf?’. From biblical times God’s apparent absence or silence have puzzled and pained his people. In Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot ‘God’, we assume, does not come. Since […]
Coping With Temptation
No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13. Every Christian is tempted to do wrong. […]
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