A couple of years ago, I found myself in a place of major anxiety.
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A couple of years ago, I found myself in a place of major anxiety.
When Suzy and I were at Bentonville FUMC, we celebrated communion every Sunday in all services.
In the late 1990’s, a Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter named Jeff Guinn spent a week living as a person experiencing homelessness.
There is a silly comedy movie from 2004 called “Dodgeball” which follows the antics of a team of dodgeball players formed from members of a local gym.
This passage reveals the tension between earthly justice and divine faithfulness.
Many years ago a wise teacher invited me to select a “Biblical mentor” to read their story to find guidance for my own spiritual path.
The gospels don’t elaborate on it, but scholars have uncovered the history of conflict between the Samaritans and the Jews.
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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)