Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for people being grateful. However, as with most things it’s all too easy to turn gratitude into a competition, complete with a checklist. It’s not hard at all to compare my beliefs and my actions to others and humbly think, “well at least I’m not as bad as….”. Not […]
Category: prayer
She Persisted and So Should We
The word “parable” comes from the Greek words para– alongside and balo– to cast or to throw. Often we have been taught to read parables as allegory or metaphor. And sometimes they are meant to be read that way. Sometimes, they are used to provide comparisons or contrasts between the world as it is and […]
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