REsources for Living

One of the most important lesson we learn—and try to teach our kids—is that when something goes wrong or breaks, we need to take a deep breath and figure out how to fix it.

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The Unbroken

There is a brokenness out of which comes the unbroken, a shatteredness out of which blooms the unshatterable.

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Brave Love

Adorning almost every Protestant church is a cross—inside, outside, over the altar, in the vestibule, in the minister’s office, and sometimes many stories high on top of the building.

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An Apology

In the January 2015 “Transformation” edition of Quest, I had a sermon titled “Transformation vs. Acceptance.” In that sermon I gave passing mention to Jane Rzepka for the concepts I was writing about.

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A Lesson in Forgiveness

The Days of Awe—the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—are considered the High Holy Days in the Jewish tradition—significant moments that even secular Jews may celebrate in some fashion. It’s the New Year, after all.

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Forgiving the Broken

I believe that our human survival depends on waking up to our connection with the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

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Hall of Records

In the Administrative Department of my heart, which is down the hall from Feelings, Major, I wrote down the time you offended me.

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