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The Empty Chair
Consider this a glass of water poured before a meeting begins, the one people reach for while the agenda is still face down. Drink it slowly. The chair I imagined would not stay put, and it throws shade in every…
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Fruit, Gifts, and Talents: Part One
What the Spirit grows, what the Spirit gives, and what we carry Welcome, fellow truth-seekers, to a two-part conversation. For this first pour, take down a teacup from the good china, the set that lived behind glass waiting for an…
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Fruit, Gifts, and Talents: Part Two
How the Spirit’s gifts take shape What the Spirit grows, what the Spirit gives, and what we carry The teapot is still warm from Part One, where we left the good dishes behind their glass and sorted what the Spirit…
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Who Is Jesus? The Truth That Untangles Us
Drink slowly of John 8, where a crowd hears Jesus and misreads him at once, and speculate with me on the truth that untangles us. The video below dramatizes a scene from John chapter eight. Jesus tells a crowd that…
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Unforgiveness and the Murder of the Body, Soul and Heart
Hate is murder rehearsed in the heart that refuses to forgive. Some wine keeps too long. Consider this a flagon left sealed in the cellar, the way resentment keeps in a heart that will not forgive. We sip from the…
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What Ceremony Is For in a Lonely Age
This one comes from the coffee urn at the back of the hall, the same urn that stands at receptions and visitations, poured into whatever mugs are closest. Sip it at the pace of a room where no one is…
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Salt & Light Guided Meditation
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. “You are the light…
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Beyond Reform: A Call to Action
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Text: Exodus 3:7-10 Carry this one in a canteen, the kind meant for a long road. We drink from Exodus…
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Divine Dodgebrick: Inspiration Strikes from Above
But if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the very light in you [your conscience] is darkened, how dense is that darkness! No one can serve two masters; for either he will…
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The Delicate Dance of Discourse: Part One
Echoes of Love Welcome, fellow truth-seekers, to The Delicate Dance of Discourse, a two-part exploration brewed with the finest ingredients. In this first cup, we’ll savor the transformative power of love-driven discourse in “Echoes in the Kingdom of Love.” Think…