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A Heart's Cry

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:30:16 -0700

He who made the human ear

Can hear our cries and gave us

Tongues to call upon his name

In fear or jubilation.

He who made the human eye

Can see the tears we shed in

Silence, wipe them dry,

and hold

His child till sorrow passes.

Hear and see, great Lord

of grace

This child of yours

who longs for

Your embrace. Make known

to me

The fullness of your ways that

In captivity to you

I may know liberty.

--cm

A Work in Progress

Fri, 21 May 2010 07:25:22 -0700

The words Paul writes to the Philippian church ring true in every congregation and in every church body the world over: "The one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Christ" (Philippains 1.6). We are a work in progress; God is not finished with us yet.

And that should bring us, imperfect creatures that we are, some degree of comfort. We are clay in the potter's hands, ...

I believe

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:04:53 -0700

I believe in the Resurrection. That is, I believe that the crucified Jesus was buried and that when the women came to the tomb two mornings later they found it empty. It was empty because Jesus, who was dead, was alive again.

I do not believe in a naturalistic explanation. Those who say, �We as scientifically-minded people know that the dead don�t come back to life� miss the point. No ordinary, ...

One of the greatest commercials ever

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:17:34 -0700

Check out one of the greatest commercials ever here.

The President, Faith, and Technology

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:15:25 -0700

The President and I both like our BlackBerries. Here's one way he uses his.

Ramblings of a fellow pilgrim

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:23:52 -0700

The church has been praying, and we continue to pray, for our dear Jenny. Several in our church have said to me, �I�m frustrated. Why? Why is all this continuing to happen when we are praying so fervently? � I know that many more are asking the question, though maybe not out loud.

If I am to be honest, I must admit to a degree of frustration myself. I want Jenny to be well, I have ...

Weights

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:56:53 -0700

The book of Proverbs can make me smile or laugh out loud. �If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, or else, having too much, you will vomit it� (25.16). �The lazy person buries a hand in the dish, and is too tired to bring it back to the mouth� (26.15).

I also find in its words startling reminders that life cannot be compartmentalized into sacred and secular. �A ...

Bitterness

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:27:19 -0700

Bitterness eats away at the life of the spirit like a cancer. It takes hold, puts down roots that penetrate to the deepest crevices of the heart. It chokes out joy and contentment. It strangles love.

I know this, not in theory but by experience. I have known the sting of betrayal and abandonment by some I care about. Unkind words have reached my ears. I have been misunderstood.

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The words of eternal life

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:12:16 -0700

Words are everywhere. The cable news channels have a ticker, sometimes two. Billboards and signage punctuate our landscape. Newspapers, magazines, the web, the local public library�words, words, words.

We have fifty-cent words, four letter words, the word on the street, the written word, the spoken word. And there are the words of eternal life.

�Do you also wish to go away?� Jesus asks the Twelve as many abandon ...

Manny

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:35:54 -0700

Anyone who thinks nature is benign has never seen a praying mantis eat.

Several weeks ago Zach and I found one of these fascinating critters at our front door. It happened that we had an empty bug cage inside, so we thought, �Why not?� I�ve heard that in Japan they�re pets.

It was faster on its feet than I imagined. But we proved more persistent and cornered it between ...