Damage Assessment
You can't see it. That doesn't mean no damage was done. A reflection on Matthew 22:34-40 - and what happens when we look a little closer.
All Reflections
Broken Windows
A rental car window smashed on a quiet San Francisco street, and my bag was gone before we'd even sat down for breakfast. My first thought wasn't anger - it was curiosity about why nobody seemed to be stopping it. A reflection on Galatians 6:3-10.
Turn by Turn
We checked the camper, took the right route, did everything right on a recent trip - and still lost two tires and I still got hurt. It turns out that part was never up to me. A reflection on Deuteronomy 30:15-20.
The Open Window
John describes a multitude no one could count, gathered before the throne. It turns out something like that happens every Sunday morning, closer than you'd think. A reflection on Revelation 7:9-17.
Against the Wind
There's a tendency to measure the church by attendance numbers, but John the Baptist never played that game. As a young lawyer, I learned something about truth and love from a scared client in a courthouse hallway. A reflection on Matthew 11:7-15.
Still Thirsty
I've been sick for days and worn down by it, and resisting what pulls at me hasn't been easy either. St. Augustine went through something far worse, for far longer, before he found his way out of it. A reflection on Psalm 42:2-6.