Month: September 2024

In time, I’m sure, your perspective has changed. It constantly unfolds, and it unfurls more fully if you allow it, if you let it, if you welcome it. The job is to let your perception change, or more precisely, to let go of it, so it will become what is most helpful for you and…

What were you arguing about on the way? Have you ever had that question asked of you? What were you arguing about: Who is the greatest among you? Who is pulling his weight? Who has made the greater sacrifice to be a disciple? Who has made the most effort? Who has demonstrated the most commitment?…

“Who do you say I am?” It’s a question that takes more than a minute to answer, no matter who asks it. Maybe someone’s asked you before, seeking some sort of direction for her life, a kind of signpost to follow. A child may ask a parent to say what kind of person she will…

Oftentimes, I am tempted to hide when I feel like I don’t have the resilience or energy to be what others hope I can be – a good husband, a good father, a good pastor, a good friend, a good son and brother. Have you ever been “overwhelmed by the enormity of the world’s grief”…

The Pharisees asked Jesus: “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders?” They are defiled. Have you ever thought of someone like that? That they’re defiled? That they’re garbage, trash, worthless, hopeless, not welcome here – to be regarded with suspicion and treated with contempt. Have you ever thought of…