Yesterday I spoke of being comfortable and normal, and how those feeling can be demons that God wants us to shed. The stories of Jesus include several tales about him ridding someone of demons. The irony being that the person healed is usually grateful, but his neighbors aren’t so grateful, usually running Jesus out of…
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Second Sunday In Lent
Followers of the Pew know I write a great deal about love — love of God, love of family, love of our neighbors. Love is most powerful when we act on it. Like the good Samaritan who crawled down into the ditch and helped his “neighbor.” During Lent we practice shifting the inward process of…
Friday In the First Week of Lent
A key “swing thought” for Lent is “give it a try.” It is not a bad mantra for life itself — give it a try. It is not too much to want and to attempt to have a better and closer relationship with God. It is not too much to expect and want to be…
Thursday in the First Week of Lent
Part of every Lent is the admonition to “read and meditate on God’s Holy Word.” In different faiths “God’s Holy Word” has different meanings, but regardless of one’s faith, the reading and meditating on “God’s Holy Word” is supposed to be part of one’s daily routine. In these days and times of extremely large TV’s…
Wednesday in the First Week of Lent
I don’t have the courage to suggest the following to Suzy, especially while she’s recovering from shoulder surgery. But I read something about fasting that made sense, and it should apply to my way of life. As opposed to giving up coffee, or oatmeal raisin cookies, or soft drinks, perhaps I should consider giving up…