Remind me that failure is the experience that precedes triumph. Teach me that forgiving is most important in the strong and that revenge is the most primitive sign in the weak. If you take away my success, let me keep my strength to succeed from failure. If I fail people,
Following Jesus means letting go of our judgments, embracing humility and our humanity in order to see through the eyes of God’s love. Humanity around and within It’s a slippery slope, letting go of the lines that divide, seeing people different from yourself as human. Let the walls that make
Today is my son Ricardo’s birthday. I just wanted someone to know. You see I love him so much it hurts. He is my hero and in his presence I experience the unlimited depth of God’s love. Ricardo is not “normal†by the world’s standard and most people have no
In our world of labels that divide us: Democrat-Republican, Liberal-Conservative, Black- Hispanic-White, Baptist-Methodist, Rich-Poor, we would all change for the better if we began to live “working on behalf of a God that chose justice and mercy and compassion to the most vulnerable.” “As I travel across the country folks
I read a quote this morning from William James that said, “Truth Wins.†As we wind down our series with Parker Palmer, I couldn’t help but think about his call to live an “undivided life.†His bottom line, expressed beautifully in “Let Your Life Speak,†is simply to tell the
I am often saddened by Christian’s response to suffering. In today’s blog, I am taking a short detour from our work with Parker Palmer. Brian McLaren’s compassionate and sound response to John Piper’s position on the tragedy in Japan compels me to speak up. It’s a lengthy read but an
Legend has it that years after Rosa Parks became the “first lady of civil rights†a graduate student came to Ms. Parks and asked, ‘Why did you sit down at the front of the bus that day?’ Rosa Parks did not say that she sat down to launch a movement,
Brennan Manning says, “Be who you is cause if you ain’t who you is, you is who you ain’t. That power packed sentence is what I call my homework for life. We are all born with a unique personality and different gifts. Most importantly, we are blessed with the possibility
