SaturdayThe in-between day.They were shattered, broken.They were uncertain, fearful.They were cynical, questioning.They were grieving, numb.They were longing, yearning.They didn’t know what was next.It was the in-between day! And here I am,So far removed from that Saturday,and yet with so many in-between days in my life.Days of uncertainty, days of fear.Days of questioning, days of waiting.Days … Continue reading In between day
Easter
Love like no other
Love.Love like no other.Costly loveBloodied loveForgiving loveCourageous loveWelcoming loveRobust loveServing loveRestoring loveHealing loveBeautiful loveRadical loveAccepting love. Friday love.Nothing, absolutely nothing, cheap about this love! Today, I’m deeply thankful for the Servant King’s love.Today, I see that I’ve still got such a long way to go in loving others more like Jesus.Today, I see a world … Continue reading Love like no other
Hope has a name!
Life may be very good for you today. You may be in full voice. And joyfully you may sing and shout, with all that is within you: “He is risen!” Or you may find yourself in a very different place. You may be trying to navigate the most testing of times. Your days seem hard. … Continue reading Hope has a name!
Sent!
Sent.Not to holy huddles,Not to chapels of comfort,Not to houses of homogeneity,Not to platforms of power,Not to celebrity circuits,Not to discriminating dogmas,Not to arenas of arrogance,Not to prosperity parade,Not to self-serving sanctuaries. No, Risen Christ, remind me on this Easter Monday, you send me, in humility, into the messiness of this world, to uncomfortable places, … Continue reading Sent!
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