If God is near and loves us and desires to set us free from the oppression and tyranny of religion, commercialism, addiction, our own stupidity, a non-exhaustive list which is the rest of Jesus teaching, then His presence should affect how we live our life.
Tag: lifechange
Uncle Sam and The Pretender
Break your bonds, people of God. Return to your churches and light the fires of love. Bring your peacemaking war against the sleepy darkness of Sundays forgotten celebration.
Marriage: A Definition, pt 2, Washes White
We are to make our spouse a better person.
Seasons
We love our Springs and Summers but don’t love the dying of Autumn and the death of Winter, yet we all face them in repeated circles of death and regeneration. The trick is to remain centered, at peace, within all of the changes; and to keep moving forward, alive, productive within those movements.
to whom it may concern
He cries for you when you constantly cut yourself with old knives of broken memories. He hurts for you when you go back to your drug of choice again and again seeking solace. He is dying to see you free.
The Center of The Universe
This is when I start trying to figure out where I left God. Which is silly because it makes Him sound like a set of keys or a debit card. (Now where did I put that God?). If I’m the center of the universe then God is my Personal Jesus Christ, my Genie in a Lamp, my Private Dancer…. He does, what I want when I want Him, too. Right?
Windsong
“You can fly!” sings the Wind. Though my wingless flesh can scarce believe it.
Cross Myself, Ashes pt. 2
Forty days to cross myself and remember that my selfishness was and is costly.
Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall……
Just a few thoughts on the season of Lenten as it begins tomorrow. First of all, let me say that I am hardly qualified to speak about… Read more “Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall……”
Snow, Change and Broken Hearts, Part 2
I wasn’t quite finished as it turns out. Sorry about that, if you didn’t read the last blog you will need to read it first. You can… Read more “Snow, Change and Broken Hearts, Part 2”