Tag Archives: relationship

just one picture, please

Posted on September 13, 2010 by

Philip was a normal guy. After Jesus invited Philip to follow him, Philip went to find his friend Nathaniel. Rather than talking about his own understanding of Jesus, Philip rooted his invitation to his friend in theology:  ”This is the … Continue reading →

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too many words about

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

You know what I’d love to give you? Some silence. I’d love to give you some time to stop and think and be still. I’d love to give me that, too. You are probably better than I am at stopping. … Continue reading →

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How was your day?

Posted on April 27, 2010 by

Recently, I talked to a young woman about God. Among other things, we talked about talking to God. At times, she said, she felt like she was talking to air. How would you talk differently if you could see him, … Continue reading →

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A brief lesson in listening to hearts

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

Jesus talks to Nicodemus. He talks about light and darkness and evil. He points to a Moses story. He scolds Nicodemus for not understanding, for being “Israel’s teacher” and not understanding. Jesus talks to a woman getting water. He talks … Continue reading →

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you all are gonna really see something

Posted on February 1, 2010 by

You gotta wonder what was going through Jesus’ brain sometimes. I mean, he knew everything, but I wonder if the living in real-time and the living outside of time ever allowed him to laugh. (I know. I gotta let  you … Continue reading →

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the first thing he did

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

Andrew spent a day with Jesus. He had been a follower of John (the baptizing one). He was looking for something spiritual. He was looking for someone that would be the one, the answer, the Messiah. And after spending a … Continue reading →

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maybe it will work

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

“If he listens to you.” Jesus is talking about how to talk to someone about sin, someone in your spiritual family, someone who already has agreed to the house rules and is now bending or breaking them. As we have … Continue reading →

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relationship rewards

Posted on March 5, 2009 by

“Store up treasure in heaven.” That’s what Jesus tells us. Don’t spend your energy on stuff that gets eaten up by financial declines so that you panic about how much less you are worth this week than last week. Because, … Continue reading →

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urgent isn’t always solemn

Posted on January 7, 2009 by

I thought about my past two posts.  I’ve talked about urgency. And I realized that we often confuse urgent with frantic activity. We confuse urgent with serious faces. We confuse urgent with loud voices and high blood pressure. I realized … Continue reading →

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God with us

Posted on January 3, 2009 by

We’re past Christmas. We want to be done with it. But one word lingers because of Christmas. Immanuel. In the middle of Matthew 1:17-25. Matthew quotes Isaiah (a prophet) who uses the name Immanuel and then helpfully explains it: God … Continue reading →

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