Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Every year we resolve to do better. To loose weight. To exercise more. To use less screens and get outside more. And I love this time of year. I love the idea of fresh starts and clean slates, as though magically when the clock strikes 12 on New Year's Eve, … Continue reading Redemption is better than resolution
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A Long Repentance In The Same Direction
Photo by Serkan Bayraktar on Pexels.com Eugene Peterson's A Long Obedience In The Same Direction, is a favorite of mine. The title has served as sort of mantra for me over the years. But today, thinking and talking to God as I do my errands, it hit me that a better motto for my life … Continue reading A Long Repentance In The Same Direction
The problem with starting over and the hope of redemption
Photo by Olya Kobruseva on Pexels.com In the past weeks I've heard nearly the same quote from every weary person I've encountered, “I can’t wait for 2020 to be over.” Today, the sun rose on 2021 and death, disease and evil are still among us. Even in us. New years bring with them an idea … Continue reading The problem with starting over and the hope of redemption
Looking to 2020 and the shalom beyond
My family is making fun of me tonight because I'm watching, for maybe the hundreded-and-eleventieth time, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. When people ask me what my favorite of anything is I usually have a hard time picking one thing, but when it comes to movies, hands down, The Lord … Continue reading Looking to 2020 and the shalom beyond
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