We are Americans, and we strive to be just.
To pursue justice, we must be respectful—and, when necessary, critical.
Lessons in a Penny
The penny has retired from production, but its lessons remain.
A worn 1978-D penny once taught me about faith, liberty, perseverance, unity, small beginnings, human worth—and the stories hidden in everyday objects.
If one penny can hold so many stories, imagine what is waiting to be discovered in your own life.
Read “Lessons from a Penny”:
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#LessonsFromAPenny #SmallThingsMatter #WritingInspiration #Storytelling #PersonalReflection
Called and Calling #Come #Advent #Swordsintoplowshares #spearsintoprunin...
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Isaiah 2:1–5
The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it.
Many peoples shall come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.
“ For out of Zion shall go forth instruction and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD!
It is a dark world into which light has come and is coming.
It is estimated that there are anywhere from dozens to over 100 wars being waged right now in the world.
The threat of war is always looming. Bombastic pronouncements accompany our drives to continually arm ourselves for conflict.
We are goading I each other to hating and mistrusting each other.
Madison Avenue nudges us to indulge every one of our desires and to anesthetize every discomfort.
Yet, the sometimes low, soft call continues, “Come.”
Called and Calling #Come #Advent #Swordsintoplowshares #spearsintoprunin...
Read at Friends Free Link on Medium
Isaiah 2:1–5
The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it.
Many peoples shall come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.
“ For out of Zion shall go forth instruction and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD!
It is a dark world into which light has come and is coming.
It is estimated that there are anywhere from dozens to over 100 wars being waged right now in the world.
The threat of war is always looming. Bombastic pronouncements accompany our drives to continually arm ourselves for conflict.
We are goading I each other to hating and mistrusting each other.
Madison Avenue nudges us to indulge every one of our desires and to anesthetize every discomfort.
Yet, the sometimes low, soft call continues, “Come.”
Makes Me Sick to My Stomach #violence #nationalguardshooting #naationalg...
We Start with Sad - Violence for Any Cause Against Anyone
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Let's start with sadness. Yes, we are angry and indignant over the shooting of two National Guard members. Those are our people. But sadness is a primary emotion that we can all have in common.
By Endurance #Luke21 #Temple #Persecution #Trouble #Opportunity #newworl...
You can save your life if you are willing to endure.
Then, you can be part of something that transcends any
vision of grandeur, a new world with new heavens.
As some were admiring the grandeur of one of the
wonders of the world, the Temple of YHWH
in Jerusalem, Jesus drops the microphone, declaring that it will be destroyed.
There are two visions of the world:
1. The one that is and we can see.
2. The one that God sees and is creating.
We re God’s people and we can share God’s vision and
mission for a new world.
Nothing is permanent, it seems, except trouble. Yet, Jesus uses that occasion to teach us a
lesson in endurance.
Luke 21:5-19
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