Love, or knowledge?
A few minutes before writing up this blog post, I was on the phone discussing whether women belong behind the pulpit. That conversation brought me back to the opening verses of the 8th chapter of the book of 1st Corinthians: “But knowledge puffs up while love builds up. Those who think they know something do not yet know as they ought to know. But whoever loves God is known by God.” (1 Cor 8: 1-3) Yes! I admit it- I am still deep diving into Pauline epistles. The Lord keeps
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What if we chose Honesty?
What if we chose honesty? Those are the kinds of thoughts you entertain after spending time in the Pauline epistles. But truly, let’s give the question some weight. What if we did? Not the kind of honesty that wounds in the name of ‘truth’. But the kind that values relationships more than self. The kind stripped of what the world had taught us about self-preservation. The kind that doesn’t keep people at a distance because of past hurt. The kind that doesn’t enter new sit
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Holy Week... (part 2)
I didn’t know You. Of that, I was sure. I didn’t know You. But I felt You. When Your blood streamed down my flesh, something in me answered. Before the borrowed words ever reached my lips. “ Forgive me, Jesus, for I am a sinner, You died for, on the Cross .” Mere words from a sinful mouth, but enough for You to step in. Repeating them felt right, so I did. I invited You into the chaos I’ve called home. I offered You a seat somewhere next to Mammon and his companions. Just a v
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