I am a debtor — Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.— The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I […]
I cannot take the words back. They’re in print. But they caused such pain. What went wrong? I’ve re-read them for content and I still stand by them. They represent what I wanted to say, what I felt I needed to say. I believed I was sending them in love, ‘for your good’. But they […]
Two men go up to the temple to pray. One returns home a new man, justified. The other says a deluded prayer and returns home unchanged. (Luke 18:9ff) What made the difference? Two sons of a loving father take different paths. One wanders. The other stays home. When the wanderer comes home he is welcomed […]
Last week I was looking at things that rouse God’s wrath, things written about the Israelites in the desert, written to be an example and warning to us so that we don’t miss out on God’s best for us (I Cor.10). Moses thought it crucial for the people to remember the stubborn bent of their […]
A hot cup of tea with a bit of sugar and some real cream is such a wonderful relaxing, friendly thing to share. I’m sitting here this evening with the tea things still out and the house suddenly empty and quiet as the mom and her young tribe that came to share some sips and […]