So what does it mean to become as little children? Is it merely a return to an earlier, less polluted human state? Is it about cultivating childlike qualities like goodness,
What makes someone undesirable? Their physical appearance? Their actions? Does God see people as undesirable? I once had a roommate who I thought was “undesirable.” This girl had a strong,
There are three girls I work with who complain about everything. Literally. There are too many people working, there are not enough people working, the menus aren’t in order, the
A Pharisee, in Jesus’ words, is a hypocrite. All about the law and not the spirit. The talk and not the walk. The rules left behind by moments of true
To those who hated me out of my first job: You don’t see me. I don’t exist to you. If you were to see me as someone who has feelings
Our church in downtown Houston attracts all kinds of people. Last year I felt the need to pray about being more welcoming — for example, not feeling impatient when certain
I can’t think of anyone I need to forgive 490 times. Can anyone? Then I remembered one of Jesus most radical statements: “forgive us our debts, as we forgive
What’s the most important characteristic of a healer? Selfless courage. One of the most impressive things about Jesus’ healings is how unafraid he was. No matter what the scene —
Once I got involved with a project I just didn’t “get.” It seemed flaky, plus I was put off by a key team member. I tried to be pleasant, but
I have a million jobs. I’m a firefighter, student, Starbucks barista, writer, self-published author and owner of a small publishing company - and these are just the jobs that sometimes
There should be a Hall of Fame for people who have followed Jesus’ teaching to find our own lives by losing them in service to others. And when there is,
I frequently find it difficult to know when and how to love my neighbor as myself. One Wednesday after work, I was dropping off a fellow employee at his parked
“Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.”
About 85% of my spiritual growth comes from letting go in one form or another. Some dumb thing is always holding me back, weighing me down, making me clumsy. As
When I was just out of high school, my dad passed on suddenly, leaving my mom to raise 8 children. To help support the family, I went to school part-time
I remember in high school I would have this intense monologue every morning before I opened my eyes. A fierce argument about why I shouldn’t get up and go to
“Don’t take any gold or silver or even coppers to put in your purse; nor a knapsack for the journey, nor even a change of clothes, or sandals or a
I’m not at a wedding. In fact, this feels more like a divorce. Every time I think about the way you betrayed me, my heart breaks a little more. I
Do you know the story of Jesus walking on water? The disciples are sailing on one of those ”dark and stormy nights.” Jesus walks towards them on the water. They’re scared out of
Prepping for washing feet this summer, I’m thinking of this from Science and Health: In patient obedience to a patient God, let us labor to dissolve with the universal solvent
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