My wife makes incredible chicken salad. The ingredients are chicken, mayo, mustard, and unicorn tears. It’s delicious. One evening after having chicken salad for supper Christie gathered the leftovers, put them in the fridge, and said, “I’m going to eat this for lunch tomorrow. Is that ok.” “Of course,” I reply. The next day I… Read more »
Posts Tagged: forgiveness
The TROUBLE of TRIVIAL PURSUIT
My daughter, Isabelle, doesn’t like to keep her feet on the floor, both physically and metaphorically. When she was a toddler we would often find her standing on the kitchen table. I would say in a stern voice, “Don’t stand on the table.” Later, as if nothing had happened, she would again be on the… Read more »
The Game of Life: The RISK of SORRY
Christ is alive! So . . . now what? Resurrection reminds us that dying for what you believe in is a one-time affair. Living for what you believe in; rather living for who believes in you . . . that’s a more difficult proposition. To say that life is “a game” is not a means… Read more »
Rejoice with the Prodigal
Click here to listen: “A man had two sons.” It is the most familiar story with a most ambiguous beginning. “A man had two sons.” Who is this man? Where did he live? What were his son’s names? How old were they? It doesn’t matter. Scripture doesn’t tell us everything we want know, just… Read more »
The Twin–Second Sunday of Easter
Dr. Lindsey Pherigo, professor at St. Paul’s School of Theology, once described the Gospel of John as a beautiful string of pearls. Each story is beautiful in and of itself, but when they are strung together, they become a beautiful work of art. Good art is much more than brush strokes on a canvas. Good… Read more »
The Last Words of Christ: Forgiveness
The season of Lent is a time in which we prepare our heart, mind, and soul for Christ’s suffering, death, and resurrection. Typically we would hear stories of Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem: the over-turning of the Temple money-changing tables, the last supper, Jesus’ denial, betrayal, arrest, trail, and crucifixion. This year we will begin this… Read more »
Christmas is Not Your Birthday: Giving Up on Perfect
Not until I became a father have I ever felt pressure to offer the perfect Christmas. My wife Christie may tell you that still after becoming a father I’m not quite concerned about offering the perfect Christmas. With that said, some of us can put an amazing amount of pressure upon ourselves to offer the… Read more »
The God who is, was, and is to come
There are some things I can only enjoy once: a mediocre football game, The Da Vinci Code, an easy puzzle. The first time was enough because now knowing the ending or the outcome, these things lose their appeal. I’m no longer invested because the unknown ending was its only offering. Now some things I could… Read more »
Pastoral Prayer, Proper 12 B
Gracious God, who created out of love, you nourish us with words of life and blessing. Turn our hearts to desire what you desire. By your spirit, cultivate in us habits of peace and service so that our hands and feet are the hands and feet of Christ. Holy Father, Father of Christ who taught… Read more »
Forgiveness Isn’t Opposite Gallilee
My daughter Isabelle is beginning to figure out how bargaining works. Some of her attempts are more successful than others. She’s discovered that the way one carries oneself affects whether or not people will give you what you want. “Daddy, some more goldfish,” said with a bright smile and blinking blue eyes. After saying no,… Read more »