Tag: Repentance

Liturgy, Prayers

Accepting God’s Gifts | Prayer

lifeinthelabyrinthMarch 15, 20221 Comment

Lord, why do we find it so hard to believe you?

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When the Belly of a Whale Sounds Good

lifeinthelabyrinthMay 29, 2018January 11, 20224 Comments

But sometimes the belly of a whale sounds good compared to sitting at the banquet table of God and sharing the Bread of Life and Cup of Salvation with someone I feel is doing evil upon people and doesn’t seem...

FMF

turn

lifeinthelabyrinthApril 20, 20188 Comments

“If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it. The eyes...

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Fearful and Wonderful

lifeinthelabyrinthFebruary 21, 2018April 18, 2018Leave a comment

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well. – Psalm 139:14 (NRSV) I don’t know how often we think of our bodies as made with the extraordinary awe of...

Advent 2014

Advent Reflections: John the Baptist and the Kingdom of God (4)

lifeinthelabyrinthDecember 3, 2014July 23, 2021Leave a comment

What should I do?

Advent 2014

Advent Reflections: John the Baptist and the Kingdom of God (3)

lifeinthelabyrinthDecember 2, 2014July 23, 2021Leave a comment

This is the third in a series of Advent reflections on Luke 3:7-18. I used to commute to Chicago every week for seminary. I rarely needed to go down to the “miracle mile” on Michigan Avenue, but every time I...