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Tag Archives: peace
Nonsensical peace
God gives peace at moments that make no sense. At times when by every right, everything emotionally should be cascading in, there can be peace. Not a denial, but an acknowledgment that yes, indeed, there is cancer, but God has … Continue reading
Flat bread. Grape squeezings.
A few hours after I write this, a handful of people, older than high school (but less than a decade so) are going to sit in a circle and look at flat bread and grape squeezings. They will have spent … Continue reading
friend of Judas
We know little about Simon the Zealot. I mean, we can read about the Zealots as a political movement in first century CE Israel. We can read about their desire to throw Rome out, to take Israel back. But we … Continue reading
the doors were still locked
Thomas gets beat up by history. He is known by everyone as “doubting Thomas.” No one remembers that he was the disciple who said, “we’ll probably all die, but let’s follow Jesus anyway.” Ho one remembers that the rest of … Continue reading
Single steps
Yesterday you may have been in a church building. You may have taught a class. You may have taken a long walk outside and looked up at the sky. You may have spent time with your family. You may have … Continue reading
