Tag Archives: forgiveness

More Than an Adjustment

A few years ago, I went to the Chiropractor for an “adjustment” even though I wasn’t scheduled for one, because my lower back had been sore and tight for 5 or 6 days.  I just needed a little tweak to more »

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Bagged Guilt

Countless people know the story of Job from the Bible, at least know that he was a guy who had a bunch of really bad stuff happen to him.  While the account of his suffering is filled with the bitter more »

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Honey Bees

Aren’t honey bees amazing?  Did you know that to make one pound of honey, they may travel up to 55,000 miles and visit more than 2,000,000 flowers?  That’s a lot of work for only one pound of honey!  But if more »

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Long Shadows

Early one Sunday morning I took a run.  It was pitch black, and I would have been tripping over everything if I didn’t have the streetlights.  While running beneath them, something struck me that I had never noticed before.  When more »

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Devotion – Grudges

A few years ago, Yoko Ono, the widow of John Lennon, called for the anniversary of his death (December to become a worldwide day of forgiveness but said she could not yet absolve her husband’s killer.  She said, “As the more »

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Devotion – Up Here

Remember a few years ago when the New York transit workers walked off the job in a strike, shutting down the entire subway and bus system which provides 7 million daily rides?  As you can imagine, it wreaked havoc on more »

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Devotion – Making All Things New

One of my favorite scenes in Mel Gibson’s “the Passion of the Christ” is when Jesus stumbles down near his mother under the weight of the enormous cross beam he is carrying on his back.  His back is torn to more »

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Devotion – Hosea

“I can’t take it anymore!”  Ever heard that?  Ever shouted that out yourself?  What drove you to such exasperation?  What pushed you past the point of endurance?  Was it family problems?  Was it oppressive guilt for a terrible mistake?  Was more »

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Devotion: New Year’s Confession

A few years ago a company offered the “48 Hours in Vegas Confessional Sweepstakes.”  I gotta say, it’s pretty original.  Confess your sins or, in some cases, your extremely boring story; submit a confessional video or a cellphone photo of more »

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Devotion – Getaway Car

Recently, a man robbed a bank and stole a car to get away. He knew that it was all caught on security camera of course, so he decided to switch cars by stealing another. That way the police would be more »

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