Compassion, Pity, Mercy

Compassion, Pity, Mercy

Compassion, Pity, Mercy As I write this I am in New York City visiting my son. We just got off of the subway where I witnessed the most tender moment. A pregnant woman got on the train car and was visibly tired and overwhelmed. Another woman motioned to her, and then...
Quenching Our Thirst

Quenching Our Thirst

Quenching Our Thirst Jesus said, “If you knew the generosity of God and who I am, you would be asking me for a drink, and I would give you fresh, living water. Everyone who drinks the water from this well will get thirsty again and again. But anyone who drinks the...
Crack me open. Plant Me. Use Me. Grow Me.

Crack me open. Plant Me. Use Me. Grow Me.

Crack me open. Plant Me. Use Me. Grow Me. “Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone...
FAST FROM ACCUMULATING AND PRACTICE CONTENTMENT

FAST FROM ACCUMULATING AND PRACTICE CONTENTMENT

FAST FROM ACCUMULATING AND PRACTICE CONTENTMENT Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have. Hebrews 13:5 I saw a cartoon this week that featured an old man standing with his son in front of an open garage door.  The garage was piled...
Compassion, Pity, Mercy

Compassion, Pity, Mercy

Compassion, Pity, Mercy So during Lent we practice three spiritual disciplines; prayer, fasting and almsgiving.  Curious about and struggling to relate to the word “alms”, I did a little research. The word alms comes from the Greek word eleemosyne, which means...