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Category Archives: suffering
Complete Acceptance
David was pretty far from perfect. 2 Samuel 11-12 is the account of a very rough patch for him. David was relaxing when he should have been leading his nation. During a hazy warm afternoon after a nap, he saw … Continue reading
help.
“I don’t like to ask for help.” That’s what she told me today. Out of work. Heart problems. Great reasons to ask for help. But she waited. And we can help with food and paper goods and toothpaste and razors. … Continue reading
Posted in community, suffering
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From the middle of the congregation.
There was a man in front of me at church on Sunday. The long blond hair on his shoulder wasn’t his wife’s. But I wasn’t worried. It was her wig’s. They have spent the year learning about chemo and radiation. … Continue reading
Posted in community, psalms, suffering
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An interesting prayer story.
I love stories about people praying and then having answers. It’s exciting. I mean, look at this story. Paul writes a letter to some people in Rome. He talks about his travel schedule and his desire to visit them. And … Continue reading
Posted in belief, character, suffering
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Not sure what to do
I’m trying to figure out what to do about Haiti. I know. It sounds dumb. Like it’s up to me to figure out massive physical damage, horrible family destruction, ruined infrastructure. Other people are doing lots of things, from texting … Continue reading
it is going to get worse
Jesus told the disciples that he was going to come back to life. They were filled with grief. Isn’t it peculiar how looking at a portion of a text can create a false impression? What the text in Matthew 17 … Continue reading
into the house
Two blind guys knew Jesus healed blind guys. They followed him. They called to him, “have mercy on us.” We don’t know how far the followed him. We don’t know where they started following him. We know that they were … Continue reading
up and down
[Matthew 3:17-4:2] The heavens parted. We use that phrase jokingly when someone is about to make some dramatic pronouncement. In the situation that Matthew talks about, there was a dramatic pronouncement. Though not a joke, it feels pretty friendly. The … Continue reading
