Yesterday began Holy Week. A week that surpasses even Christmas
habits
And don't let Wormwood whisper in your ear. You know that no matter what, God will at least treat you as well as the tax collectors.
desert spaces
desert: noun
1: arid land with usually sparse vegetation — especially:
the prodigal father - II
And the younger of them said to his father, "
the prodigal father
If I were to run away from home, I'd have to use gas money my parents put in my wallet for me. It's all terribly ironic, but from the limited view of a child, it somehow makes sense. How much more ironic when we try to run away from God?
i must confess
Confession is the first of Foster's corporate disciplines.
grace and truth?
There's a perplexing paradox that's plagued
inward and outward
This post continues my series on Richard Foster's
small love = big love
We might be tempted to believe that he "could have done so much better." He could have achieved any version of human greatness. But none of those things would have made him great. The only entry into the world worthy of the almighty creator of the universe was through a teenager's birth canal.