Thanks to this time in my dad’s vineyard, when I first read through John 15 I saw through the lens of experience exactly what Jesus was talking about when he spoke of pruning us as branches. Every sensation and movement of wintertime pruning came back to me…
Read MoreLiving life as a Christian is meant to be lived in fellowship with other Christians, and as we discover the stories of our wonderful Chr. 'siblings', we find that the word 'coincidence' seems somehow inapt to describe these neat surprises when we encounter them…
Read More“People,” the whole general group of them, are still messy and crazy and challenging, and some of us (I’m the first to raise my hand here) have less practice loving our neighbor than others. None of this should deter us from continuing on with our imperfect souls linked together towards the other-centered orientation that God has always envisioned for us, with him as the ultimate example and destination.
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