Pentecost Hearing

Our talk began simply: “What’s good about writing an IO reflection? What’s hard for you?” We laughed as common complaints came up about keeping the reflection short enough for reading on a cell-phone, and nodded over differences in how long one needed to dwell with the scripture to let a personal experience emerge. Although we […]

Show Me Your Ways – May 15, 2023

“Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Saviour, and my hope is in you all day long.” -Psalm 25:4-5 [Dear readers, you may have noticed erratic send times for our daily quotes over the last few months. We’re sorry […]

The Steps Toward Healing – Apr. 7, 2023

(Judas speaking)“The inner healing began in my soul when he touched my anguish with his own godly sorrow. My first step was being able to share my pain with someone I trusted. And that is strange as well! The very one I had betrayed and with whom I had broken trust, was now the one […]

The Only Protection from Betrayal – Apr. 3, 2023

“Created in the divine image and likeness, we can experience and express that divine likeness only through the bond of social and community relatedness. The only protection from betrayal is not to love, never to trust. The only security against becoming a Judas is never to become a disciple.” –Ray Anderson, The Gospel According to Judas (Helmers & Howard, […]