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When Others Tear Down What You’ve Built (a parable for these times)
The man sat on the park bench staring. No joy from the children in the park. No interest in the chess tournament at the tables to the left. Jesus settled beside him and elbowed him in the ribs. “What gives, John? Why the long face?” John shrugged. “I just thought I was building something, you …[ read more ]
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Everything Can Fall Apart Just Like That
Today I’m thinking about how quickly things can come apart, how little it takes to unravel something it took ages to create, how with one little click we can delete the work of a lifetime, how one bad choice can undo the good of many right ones. I’m thinking about how fragile the cord is …[ read more ]