Saul wasn’t a terrible king. He was the first of his kind. There was no template when Saul became king. No rulebook. No precedent. He was literally building the kingdom while he was “kinging” it. Continue reading What the hell, Saul!
This morning’s thinking is inspired by an article written by Rev. Melech Thomas who asks some hard questions and proposes that the answer to all of them is authentic love. Please read his article first (link in the blog and in the comment below), then journey back here for some of my thoughts. Continue reading Love and The Hard Work of Following.
We learned to speak this prayer in worship with our parents, our grandparents, our great grandparents. We studied it in confirmation and Sunday School. We pray it at home every day. When familiar words change, it can throw us off balance. Whenever that happens, it’s always good to ask ourselves “Why?”. Continue reading A Letter Concerning the Lord’s Prayer
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