Jacob and Esau’s reconciliation might have looked like this.“But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept.” Genesis 33:4These brothers, long estranged, finally met. Most expected the worst. But no. They both decided to drop their swords, figuratively and literally. God doesContinueContinue reading “We are meant to relate Face to Face!”
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The Christ child is on fire!
Robert Southwell (1561-1595) was a Jesuit priest from England who was martyred in 1595. During Advent I like to ponder his poem “The Burning Babe.” It is a strange, extended metaphor in which the baby Jesus is likened to a smelting furnace.Here’s how it starts…”As I in hoary Winter’s night stood shivering in the snow,ContinueContinue reading “The Christ child is on fire!”
Gratitude it is!
The parent of all virtues is gratitude. The happiest people in the world are the ones who are the most grateful.I’m into lists. Try this. Get a piece of paper and write down 100 things for which you are grateful. It won’t take you long. At least it shouldn’t.Because I talk with pastors all day,ContinueContinue reading “Gratitude it is!”
It is sheer grace or it is nothing at all!
I took this on the Sea of Galilee (July 2010)The most incredible story is found in Luke 5:1-11. Jesus chose Peter to be his disciple, and Peter left his fishing business and followed him.But here’s what precipitated that, at least in part, in my opinion. First, a bit of context. Jesus spoke to a crowdContinueContinue reading “It is sheer grace or it is nothing at all!”
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