And he asks: “Do you see and can you hear and will you live the life of heaven on earth?”
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Hypocrites, wimps, and traitors? Maybe. But another lesson provides hope
On Palm Sunday, they probably think that salvation has already arrived and that every day is going to be as joyful as this one. I think that LGBTQ people know the Palm Sunday dynamic very well through their coming out experiences.
Continue readingThis Holy Week that is upon us is our week
This Holy Week that is upon us is our week. We must pause, absorb, hear, feel, receive, unlock, discover, and understand what has been given to us, what has happened to us.
Continue readingIs God on your side?
The greatest love of all is great enough to love us all, if only we will accept that love. Will we accept it from him? Will we accept it from one another, and will we grant it to one another? Will we allow Jesus to bridge the gaps in our relationships with others … in our relationship with him?
Continue readingLet us die with him, so that we might also rise with him
So, we carry our palms to get into it not just with our brains, but with our hearts, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors.
Continue readingWe are all sinners and in need of God’s mercy
How have we grown? How have we changed? Did we experience God’s mercy and forgiveness in any noticeable way this Lent? Were we a little less judgmental of others this Lent?
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