“I believe it’s in the power of the song itself and the words proclaiming Jesus’ love that help my son relax into me every single time. But more than that I believe that it’s in the power of my holding him and declaring God’s love for him. It’s the power of a love that transcends all barriers and boundaries. It’s the power of a love that came into the world as a baby.”
“If we search around the Gospels and Epistles we find the irony that we find freedom if we submit and become slaves, and then children of the Father in Christ. This is a complex teaching about obedience and submission.”
“We remember a lot of saints today: 236! Yes, I am going to write about all 236 of them, but I’ll try to keep it short.”
“We love to build people up only to enjoy equally tearing them down when we discover a flaw in their dealings or their character. Noah, Abraham, David, Paul, and countless others were put on pedestals and then seemingly knocked down.”
“The story of these two gentle evangelists reminds us that the work of God doesn’t necessarily all happen in our lifetime. We don’t always get to live to see the results.”
“As [Jesus] teaches in the temple, people are recognizing him as something special – guessing that he might be the Messiah. This is very threatening to those in power. Not only does it challenge their authority, it forces them to look at who they are, what choices they have made to get where they are, and what they have sacrificed along the way.”
“Love is far more than infatuation, far more than warm feelings. For love to be love love, there must be an intertwining, a connection, a sense of belonging, one to the other.”
“One deep breath after another. In and out. Reminding myself that I am enough. Trusting that I am loved.”
“We are co-conspirators with the Holy Spirit in this Godly challenge to convert the world, sent out two by two with a lot of dust on our Birkenstocks.”
“This armour, though, is not for fighting. It’s so that we can stand. Just stand there. It’s defensive. The readers of this letter would have been subject to assault, so they needed defence.”