Caritas
Caritas captures who God is, who we are in Christ, and how we should be in the world. It's first transformation into the new, then formation within the new.
Observations
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Opening the aperture and zooming in.
Hidden Treasure
Could it be that our best knowing came when we were humble children? When we were observant, curious, question-askers? When everything around us was difference and we had nothing to prove?
It's Hard to Be Humble
Good will and good faith do not describe the world's systems, structures, and patterns. But they do describe a called-out people set apart for God. It falls to the Church to walk in the light, to shine light, to salt and leaven culture. To be a pleasing aroma that comes with knowing God.
Like A Squirrel
Could we be so secure in God's love for us, so clear-eyed about how little we know for certain, and so committed to shalom, that fear and division would be overwhelmed by curiosity and the possibility of friendship?
A Friend Of Sheep
With readiness and care, good pastors work with God to maintain and enlarge a meadow of shalom in the midst of chaos and division; an embassy of eternal life along the edges of a broken culture.
Two Recipes
Two recipes for adding joy to life. Both are meant to be shared with companions, around tables.
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Practicing Our Scales
Just imagine if our walk with Christ ⏤ representing his kingdom in the world ⏤ were as practiced and pure as Hania Rani’s fingers on the piano keys.
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What's In The Bowl?
During a spring trip, my wife and I purchased a glass bowl. It's colorful and handmade. When I turn the bowl upside down, nothing falls out. Does that make it empty?