Give to Receive: Part Two—Surrender
When I moved from one house to another there were many things I had no room for. What does one do? I rented a storage space. and filled it. Years passed. Occasionally I went there and looked in, but nothing happened, not a single twinge of the heart. As I grew older the things I cared about grew fewer, but were more important. So one day I undid the lock and called the trash man. He took everything. I felt like the little donkey when his burden is finally lifted. Things! Burn… Read More
Give to Receive: Part One
[E]verything you ask and pray for, believe that you have it already, and it will be yours. And when you stand in prayer, forgive whatever you have against anybody, so that your Father in heaven may forgive your failings too. –MARK 11:24-25 “[B]elieve that you have it already, and it will be yours.” This line appears ad nauseam in almost all self-help/New Age literature. Very rarely, however, does anyone cite what follows: “And when you stand in prayer, forgive whatever you have against anybody, so that your Father in heaven may forgive your… Read More
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