In which faith working through love is the thing

May 24, 2011

source The words above? Who wrote those words? They sure sound like words that James would’ve written. They fit very snugly in his letter. It’d go like this, “Faith without works is dead. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.” But they were written by Paul. Who’d he write them to? […]

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In which I say a 1,000 thank you’s to God (#’s 300-316)

May 23, 2011

If you were in my twitter stream yesterday, if you have read Deep into Love today, you know that my heart is heavy because somehow, I don’t know how, it has learned to bear pain that is not its own. So my thank you’s to God, by necessity today, center around this deplorably dreadful weekend. […]

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In which the unforgivable is forgiven

May 20, 2011

I heart this! source   If you just clicked over from Deep into Love – skip this paragraph. If you are here for Deep into Scripture – please read on. I know we’ve been working out what “works” is, here, lately. But today I’m finishing up something uber-important on Deep into Love, my other blog […]

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In which I work on what “works” means

May 19, 2011

  source ” …faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead.” This is the verse that James the Just, the brother of our Lord, is famous, or rather, infamous for. (James 2:17) I’ve been camping out on this verse for little bit now. Even yesterday when I linked up with Ann Voskamp […]

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In which it’s impossible – and not

May 18, 2011

Linking with Ann Voskamp today for… And she has me considering resurrection. And it was easy, week number one – as easy is a poem can be – taking into account that poems. hate. me. I just considered the story of the Phoenix – rising from difficulty, trial, and ashes – and wrote this poem. […]

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In which there is the parable of the girl and the arrows (part two)

May 17, 2011

…She stayed at the party a bit longer this time and didn’t mind the absence of the sun so much. Eventually she went back to the range. But with the target re situated there were more and more excuses for her to venture where she shouldn’t… This is part two of the parable – part […]

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In which there is the parable of the girl and the arrows

May 16, 2011

source There was a certain person who had some arrows, a target, and a pretty forest-lined range in which to shoot. She was told by the owner of the range to keep within the well-manicured lane and stay out of the dark forest. If she entered the forest, which belonged to another owner, he couldn’t […]

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In which there are Oreo cookies

May 13, 2011

There you have it. It’s been around almost a hundred years. You take part of it, say … the cookie part …and it’s OK. It’s a chocolate cookie, not so bad all by itself. But it’s a little bit parch-y and thirsty-making. Kinda not satisfying. Then there’s the middle – the fluffy good stuff – […]

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In which dead is d.e.a.d.

May 12, 2011

Someone whose faith does not go beyond words, that faith is useless. Such faith is dead without works of Christian love, which alone can bring it back to life. The Venerable Bede, 700ish So what is a “dead” faith Lord? So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead. (James 2:17) […]

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In which there is crazy theological speculation about resurrection

May 11, 2011

Here comes just about as wild of a theological theory as you will ever read from me. And I don’t speak from Sinai, and I could be all wrong on this – it’s just my opinion. But from the very first time I heard this story I needed an answer. source Two people are walking […]

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