No Small Love
The teacher gathered together those whose hearts he had newly woven, and sent them out into the world. It was a rough-hewn start.* Dividing every household? Forgetting myself? Of all the teachings of Jesus, this is the one that loses me. Until now. A deeper look reveals something for this present time. A great yearning […]
What Glory Is For – May 25, 2020
“I always wondered why the makers leave housekeeping and cooking out of their tales. Isn’t it what all the great wars and battles are fought for — so that at day’s end a family may eat together in a peaceful house?” ―Ursula K. Le Guin, Voices
Dis-illusionment
Since Jesus talks so much about loving one-another, why would he say that I must hate my mother and father, sister and brother, in order to be his disciple?* That question plagued me for years until I simply let it go, loving my parents AND pursuing discipleship in my own limited way. In my academic […]
What Love Looks Like – Jan. 25, 2019
“Although I was studying French because I dreamed of going to Paris, I actually dreaded leaving home, and in the end my parents did not want me to leave, either. But this is how children are sacrificed into their futures: I had to go, and here I was. We walked back down the stairs. I […]
