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Tag Archives: hope
A litany for the last Monday in July
Leader: Our God, it’s Monday. All: Hear our prayer, O Lord. A: I’m empty, O God, as empty as the heart of the widow walking next to the coffin of her only son. Do remember her, Jesus? No options? No … Continue reading
do you want to get well?
(Today is a guest post from Rich Dixon, a new and frequent commenter here. I asked him to help me understand this text. He did. ) Jesus sees a man sitting beside a therapy pool. The guy’s been paralyzed for … 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
what God did not call you to.
Lots of people are wondering what God is calling them to do. And that is a good question. But on the way to the answer, we fill in many answers. So let me suggest some of the things that God … Continue reading
quietly on purpose
“How come Jesus told people not to talk about how he healed them?” That’s a great question. It’s a question that someone asked me recently. It’s a question that I’ve wondered about and have made up answers to and have … Continue reading
the day in between
We know how the story turned out. We know that there was a resurrection. We know that hope was realized, that everything turned out great. We know that Sunday made up for Friday. But on the Saturday between Good Friday … Continue reading
twice in two days
Twice in two days I’ve gotten stuck. Twice in two days I’ve been in conversations and not known what to say. Twice in two days I’ve been talking with people who came looking for money because of troubles. They come, … Continue reading
please take care of me
“You aren’t going to leave me, are you?” When you are getting to know someone too good to be true, you have questions. You acknowledge their greatness. You ask them for help. You acknowledge your weakness. Then, after all that, … Continue reading
word of mouth
[Matthew 4:23-25] I’ve started reading about word of mouth marketing. I think that it’s helpful to understand how to get people talking about what you are offering. If you put up a billboard or run an advertising campaign or mail … Continue reading
who are you yelling at
[Matthew 3:7-12] John called people snakes. That’s rude. The people he called snakes were people who claimed to be godly. They were the religious people of the day, denominational leaders. They were the people who believed that they were closest … Continue reading
