Scripture - James 1:17-27 Human wisdom usually produces proverbs. “A stitch in time saves nine.” “A rolling stone gathers no moss.” And so. One of the proverbs I learned early on in life goes like this: “Sticks & stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” The boys at school used to say it to one another as a response to a silly playground insult. But of course, that proverb is not really true. You can recover from a broken arm or leg. But if someone smea

Scripture - Ephesians 4:25-5:2 The prophets proclaim: “They shall all be taught by God.” Listen for the word of God. Some moments remain imprinted in our minds as signposts of radical shifts in our lives. When I heard my eldest son Bryan cry for the first time, and realized, “Oh that crying, that is now my responsibility,” I knew my world had shifted. No longer was my time my time. My energy, my resources, even my habits were now impacted by the arrival of this little huma