Years ago, during a children’s message, I asked the kids what they thought God looked like.
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Years ago, during a children’s message, I asked the kids what they thought God looked like.
There is a particular kind of anxiety in waiting for a response.
We know how easy it is to mistake a fragment for the whole story.
When Andrew was born, he came into the world with his eyes wide open.
I was baptized when I was six months old, which means people were giving me glimpses of God long before I had words for what they were showing me.
At first, Exodus 20:3 sounds like a command about what we should not worship. But I hear something deeper in it. God is teaching us how to order our lives and our relationships.
There are a lot of people today, telling us who they are and what kind of impact they should have on our lives.
When my son was growing up, he had a bedtime, rules, and chores.
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)