Tag: Christian contemplative

  • Read Matthew 21:18-32 The Short Leash

    I got all ready to walk my new puppy, a 14 week old Collie/Aussie Cattle cross named Ruby.  She has not adapted well to the leash and when we walk her she’s all over the place; but she’s getting better.  She follows reluctantly out of the gate and up to the road.  It usually isn’t…

  • Read Philippians 3:12-16 and Luke 10:38-42: Finding my way

    (Although I wrote this a couple of years ago, it is so pertinent to the times we are in right now that I thought it was worth publishing) In the past few weeks, I have been taking time to reflect on the course of my life and what has happened in it.  Almost a year…

  • Read Luke 7: 36-50  JESUS IS ANOINTED BY A SINFUL WOMAN

    Read Luke 7: 36-50 JESUS IS ANOINTED BY A SINFUL WOMAN

    There are days when I struggle to feel God’s love, or any love for that matter.  I learned over the years that if I closed off my heart to people, I would feel a lot less pain.  I’m not justifying this in any way, but it’s a reality for me.  As a result, I also…