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Q(uiet) T(ime) M(usings) for 11/9/16: BE A CRAFTY LITTLE JERK
This waited in my inbox this morning. A guy is walking along a beach when he comes across a lamp partially buried in the sand. He picks up the lamp and gives it a rub to brush off the sand. A genie appears and tells him he has been granted one wish. The guy thinks … Continue reading
100-Word Stroll, 9/20/16: PUMPING GRACE
The comment on this morning’s quiet time Scripture, Hebrews 9:11-14 grabbed me by my mind’s collar, bringing my roughhousing thoughts up short. “Infuse my body, soul and spirit with Your grace.” Big deal, right? Meaningless – unless, that is, you’ve ever been or are now a Total Parenteral Nutrition consumer. There’s nothing polite about having … Continue reading
QTMs for 1/13/16: EVERYBODY’S A CRITIC
“It was as if each person was a priest, and they were all healing one another. The God-talk was honest and experience-based, not “belief”-based. There was no hesitancy for each person to describe their history of failure and recovery–or death and resurrection, if you prefer Christian vocabulary. . . . The entrance requirement for an … Continue reading
Bookwork: WHAT DO PEOPLE WHO CAN’T EAT EAT?
“So what did you eat during those two years you had those TPN catheters stuck down in your chest?” “Whatever sounded good and I could keep down.” “So what sounded good?” “Nothing.” When I’m dehydrated, which is a common side effect of short bowel syndrome, water doesn’t even taste good. Ironic, no? Right at a time … Continue reading