Most of us are trying to find a safe place to fall apart and get free to be able to feel the way we really do. Look around - the world is filled with hurting people and right now, you may be one of them. It's been hard. I think back to what I thought the word free meant growing up in a red, white and blue world. Not that it … [Read more...]
Stone Free
First century people weren’t that different than any of us. They messed up. Except first century people were stoned if they messed up. What if that were true for us today? Think of the times we’re called to just be a nice guy and let it go. . . . but, what do we do when we can’t? What happens when we don't - because it's … [Read more...]
Sounds Greek To Me
If you’ve been born . . . someone has done something to hurt or offend you, and you have done something to hurt or offend another. So, that would mean we need to be forgiven and we need to be forgivers. There was a time in my life when it was easier to build high walls around numb places, where I didn’t have to forgive or care … [Read more...]
Grudge or Grace
Humans aren’t natural forgivers. Take note of how many angry people you meet along your day. Take special note if you’re one of them. Consider . . . for every minute of anger, we lose sixty seconds of peace. What measure of insult or transgression have you had to deal with lately? Has it been someone hurling shouts, fists, … [Read more...]