One Master
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on One MasterIn our day, we have choice as to which person or values we will serve, but even so, Jesus says we can choose only one to be our master. Depending on which we choose, everything else takes on its ...
Allowable Hatred
Monday, February 21st, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Allowable HatredJesus said, “You have heard it said that you should love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But Jesus saw things differently. He taught that all men and women were brothers and sisters, children of the same God. Some people ...
Not-Good-Enough Goodness
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Not-Good-Enough GoodnessIn this week’s gospel, Jesus told us that if our goodness doesn’t exceed that of the Pharisees, we won’t be able to enter the kingdom of Heaven. The Pharisees were thought by everyone to be the experts at being good. ...
Good Question, Great Answer
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Good Question, Great AnswerSunday morning I heard part of an interview on Krista Tippett's program on National Public Radio. Her guest, Terry Tempest Williams, told about being asked by someone at a party, “And what do you do?” She replied, “About ...
Traveling Together
Thursday, January 27th, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Traveling TogetherThe gospels tell us that when Jesus sent out the disciples, he told them to travel light and go in pairs. The first instruction makes sense. Don’t have a lot of things that keep you from being mobile and adaptable. ...
