The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. John 3:29 As I started my arduous climb out of a time that I call my “hell of mercy,” I began feeling compassion in my heart for …
Alcoholics Know How To Pray
I recently ran across a copy of the prayer that Alcoholics Anonymous groups use in their meetings. The first stanza is the most familiar to the general public, but the whole prayer, originally written by Dr. Rheinhold Niebuhr, has become a salve to my chapped soul. I have used it repeatedly in my own conversations …
All Desires Are Not Created Equal (Part 2)
Before the fall, our first parents only knew good desires. They had an untainted desire for life together with God and each other in the garden. After they took the wrong off ramp they were introduced to other desires. For the first time they not only knew good and evil, they had a hard time …
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All Desires Are Not Created Equal
Don’t think ill of me. I have a problem wanting what I want when I want it, and sometimes like a spoiled child I whine about it when I don’t get it. Desires are part of what makes us human. We’re distinguished from other living creatures that are pulled along by instinctual needs for food, …
“Black and Blue” Lives Matter
There’s a bunch of stuff that doesn’t matter, like arguing about one another’s mottos about what matters! Just so you know, I’m pretty sure that it’s my life that actually matters most! Okay, I’m willing to concede that everyone who looks like me and agrees with me matter too––somewhat. Of course, we also stand for …
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