A Prayer for Freedom from Pretense and Easy Ways {#31 Days} {Quotable}

From William Barclay Help us, O God, to rid ourselves of all the things which keep us from being good examples of the faith which we profess. Help us never to demand standards from others which we never attempt to … Continue reading →

Free to be Weak {#31 Days} {Quotable}

“God has chosen the foolish of the world to shame the so-called wise; God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God has chosen what is low and despised, people who are nobodies, in order … Continue reading →

Look: Free to See {#31 Days} {Five Minute Friday}

Today is Five Minute Friday! Woo-hoo! Just five minutes of writing, no editing. Who wouldn’t love that? Today’s prompt: Look  Go Darkness. Thick, prevailing darkness is all he ever saw. Nothing more. In blindness there are no pictures, no colors, … Continue reading →

Free from Blame {#31 Days}

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“As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born … Continue reading →

Open and Free {#31 Days}

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Presidential debates will mess with your mind. You’re listening with one ear open to what you want to hear; the other closed up tight, like a house protected with barred-windows. We all enter the debate with a commitment to stay … Continue reading →

Free from the Phony Baloney {#31 Days}

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One of the many things I love about Jesus as we see him in John’s Gospel is the way he hones in on phony pretense and exposes it to the test of reality. In every conversation he seems to find … Continue reading →

Free to Go Home {#31 Days} {Quotable}

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Do you ever feel homesick? Do you long for a spiritual place where you can kick off your shoes, lean back and just  rest? Are you looking for a place where your heart can be both exposed and accepted, fully … Continue reading →

Free From the Fear of Others {#31 Days} {Quotable}

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Vanier on freedom: Perhaps the greatest fear of all is the fear of being pushed down into depths of confusion and loneliness and so not to exist. There we are confronted by the demons of anguish and violence. We crave … Continue reading →

Illuminated and Free {31 Days}

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And Jesus spoke to them saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” ~John 8:12 Darkness is not  a friend. It is a confuser, a … Continue reading →

Racing Free {#31 Days} {Five Minute Friday}

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It’s hard to run when you’ve got the devil on your back. So life becomes a race to nowhere. It’s just the same old story being told in repeatable, shameful ways. Today is just another tired, weary lap around yesterday. … Continue reading →