Tag: trust

  • What do you need to leave behind?

    What do you need to leave behind?

    Homily for the 30th Sunday: Bartimaeus threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?” (Mk 10:46-52) That’s quite a question from Jesus: What do you want me to do for you? The blind…

  • The Lord Spoke to Job in a Storm

    The Lord Spoke to Job in a Storm

    My heart reaches out to the people in Western North Carolina.  The devastation is unlike anything I’ve seen.  I feel a deep emotional connection to the places that Helene has destroyed.  Even The Flowering Bridge of Lake Lure I wrote about in June (The Best Way to Cross to the…

  • A surprising invitation into some new waters

    A surprising invitation into some new waters

    Sometimes God wants us to take the first step.

  • How to keep from sinking

    How to keep from sinking

    In a fallen world, how do we keep from sinking into chaos?

  • Trust in God’s Impossible Option

    Trust in God’s Impossible Option

    Stuck? Trust God to find a way.

  • Taking off the Armor

    Taking off the Armor

    What armor are you wearing that no longer fits?

  • Who’s in your throne room?

    Who’s in your throne room?

    Once upon a time, there was a kingdom.  In the kingdom was a castle.  Inside the castle was one large room.  Inside the room was a throne.  Sitting on the throne was a man, very much like every other man only more gentle, more peaceable, more thoughtful, and more humble…

  • Practice Makes Perfect

    Practice Makes Perfect

    Exactly what do we need to practice? Faith. Jesus didn’t send the twelve on a mission with nothing because their faith was perfected, but because they needed to shore up what was lacking.

  • God’s Executive Order…

    God’s Executive Order…

    Does my own skepticism and mistrust of the ‘powers’ spill over in my relationship with God?

  • Mary’s Lessons on Fear…

    Mary’s Lessons on Fear…

    The angel Gabriel said, “Do not be afraid.” Mary heeded this angelic command. Throughout the rest the Annunciation narrative, she models three good ways to deal with fear