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God.Have mercy.Christ, have mercy. Your people have asked that for as long as you have had people.For as long as there have been people.For as long as there has been death that feels untimely and illness that endures.For as long as there has been weakness and those who exploit it.For as long as there has […]

I shared about daily bread yesterday. Since I wrote that in 2009, I read Eat This Book: a Conversation about Spiritual Reading. This post from last year reflects Peterson’s insights. +++ The choice was cornbread as a cake or as muffins. Nancy was making me decide, and my usual, “whichever is easier”, was not helpful. […]

Sometimes context doesn’t matter. Things seem clear by themselves. At face value. Like a request for bread. What could be more simple? “Give me food today. (Please).” For the people hearing this prayer for the first time, the request was only partly about the future or about today. It had everything to do with the […]

Rich Dixon is following up on a conversation from a couple weeks ago. +++ I use a wheelchair. If you notice that obvious fact, does that mean you’re labeling me? I don’t think so. Frankly, if you met me and didn’t notice the chair, I’d be a bit worried about you. It’s silly to pretend […]

There are many debates about what the kingdom of heaven means in Matthew, about when it starts, about what Jesus means when he says, “repent because the Kingdom is at hand.” I wonder why we wonder so much? Why do we care so much about having exactly the right interpretation? Is is because we want […]