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I love to hear you pray

I confess. I have been told that I pray well in public. I don’t quite know what do to with that compliment. I mean, on one hand I’m not talking to her. I’m talking to God. It is almost completely irrelevant whether she loves to hear me pray. What matters far more is whether God […]

Conspiracy

[Matthew 6:1-18] Jesus talks about doing things in secret. More accurately, he talks about doing three things secretly-giving, praying, and fasting. He seems to be talking about motives, about not doing good things only to impress other people. As he talks, he is contrasting the recognition from people with the recognition from God. He suggests […]

Like God (Valentine weekend edition)

Be like God. Love your enemies. That’s what Jesus is saying in Matthew 5:43-48. He starts with enemies. When it rains, it rains on everyone. Though we wish there were little clouds that followed some people and little suns that followed others, it rains on everyone. Everyone in the parking lot I’m looking at as […]