Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. How much does God love us? We get the lyrical answer in today’s first lectionary reading: In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and… Continue reading In This Is Love
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Becoming a Miracle
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. “Give them some food yourselves,” Jesus says when the apostles ask him to disperse the crowd so the throngs can find something to eat. And we can all… Continue reading Becoming a Miracle
Protesting Too Much
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Everybody was tired—and hungry. They also were probably getting pretty cranky. Can you blame the disciples for asking Jesus to send members of the crowd on their way? But instead, the… Continue reading Protesting Too Much
No “Family Hold Back” Here
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. The crowd was hungry. All they had was five loaves and two fish. You know what happened next. Love’s funny that way. It’s not like when a dozen people show up… Continue reading No “Family Hold Back” Here