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A question of stopping

Sometimes you just have to stop. Sometimes you have to stop and listen and ask and listen. Sometimes you need questions. Simple questions. Questions of few syllables and deep thought. When was the last time you stopped? That’s an easy question to ask. That’s a very difficult question to be asked. Which is why I […]

too busy for Easter

We work hard for Easter, those of us who work for churches. We plan extra services. We make services extra special. We worry about signage and supplies. We get all consumed. We schedule Good Friday off. And then many of us work. The day that even public schools cancel classes as a religious holiday, those […]

A break from obligation

I was thinking the other day about how God provided the manna for the Israelite in the wilderness. Okay, so I don’t know exactly how he did it. But I do know that he provided exactly the right amount for one day’s food on each of five days. On the sixth day he provided exactly […]