In which the dawn speaks

May 10, 2011

The Sun is rising as I write this. The horizon is pink and purple and blue – pastels. But there is no Sun yet – just the hints of it. Still we call it a sunrise – even before the dawn. Birds began to sing when the hint of light – with no color – […]

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In which Our Lord decides NOT to help… (pt2)

May 9, 2011

It began with these verses a few days ago. “If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well” but you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it?” […]

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In which Jesus sometimes walked away…

May 6, 2011

Yesterday was a two sentence parable to point to a larger truth. It was the second two sentence parable James has included in his letter we call the “book” of James. “If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, and one of you says to them, “Go […]

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In which I really don’t want to admit this…

May 5, 2011

A while ago I wrote about the “core” of a man (here). The core is a complicated thing – and to slay a man – you attack part, or all, of the core. Maybe the biggest part of the core to attack would be this: Convince him he’s a failure, and is never going to […]

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In which “I’ll never let go” is revisited

May 4, 2011

And now the verses James the Just is famous for… First, two questions: What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? (James 2:14) They’re rhetorical questions, each expecting the answer “no”. It’s not a guess that they’re rhetorical – James is […]

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In which there is a peanut butter cup

May 3, 2011

So yesterday Laska the love kitty gave me a lesson on acting every part of the cat Christian I say that I am. Laska pounces because it’s his nature. I “speak and act” in love because it’s mine. When I disobey, however enjoyable it may be, it goes against my nature – and I feel […]

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In which Laska the love kitty teaches us thingz

May 2, 2011

Laska the love kitty writes almost exclusively on Deep into Love. But today he says he has something to share here. In our ongoing study of the Book of James – he says he has insight. Here goes caution to the wind – we’ll see how it turns out… I here this an I no […]

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In which there is murder and adultery

April 29, 2011

In a really funny twist, at least to me; James, who is the most Jewish of Jewish Christians, and who wrote this oh so Jewish-ish letter, is far less Jewish-ish than Paul concerning the Law. When James writes about the Law he’s mostly writing, not of the law of Moses, but Our Lord’s perfect Law […]

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In which there are ashes and fire

April 27, 2011

*this is yesterday’s post, but it’s still here because in light of all the tornadoes it, it reads differently today. source blaze once smothered settles to embers and embers once quelled source become ash Yet only to appeal supplication to gates source   entrance to wheel within wheel to enjoin, to press, to entreat to […]

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In which there is a broken pane of glass

April 26, 2011

When I was a kid I had a Juliette. Her name was Laura. And yes, she had a window. And yes our families didn’t get along. And yes there was all the “wherefore art thou” drama.   And yes I would throw wood chips up against her bedroom window to get her attention – and […]

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