Minding Your Ps and Rs

When did you learn your ABCs? Easy,  right? Just like love…  Michael Jackson thought he knew that at 12. Had he forgotten by the time he turned 50? The thing about love is, it’s tricky. Most of us, when we talk about love, have no idea what we mean, or even what we want to mean. Just last Sunday, our…

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Extravagant Love

It’s the middle of the night. I’m wide awake–can’t go back to sleep.  I try counting sheep, but my mind is too busy for that. I start to notice the individuality of each big woolly creature as it jumps over the fence, and I wonder which one fathered Mary’s little lamb. Not a fruitful (or sleep-inducing) line of thought. Then…

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What Goes 'Round (Part 2)

Is life fair? Maybe so, maybe not. But when you take the long view…things tend to work out. I’ve watched folks doin’ dirt and keepin’ their hands clean. I’ve seen good folks hurt while praise gets heaped on folks who’re mean. I’ve looked at folks climb to the top by trompin’ others down. And then I’ve wondered, “Lord, O Lord,…

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It’s All About God

If working at it is not the way to become the “living expression of God’s kindness,” then what is? Check out this parable of the Vine (by Bill McCracken and Toni Proudfoot), where we are branches grafted into Christ — the Vine: Only one thing is necessary,” said the Vine, “abide in Me. Let Me be your peace and joy.…

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