A Mending Shift

a bird sings, not because if has an answer to give, but because it has a song to sing … this is my song

See What Happens When Weeds Get Pulled?

| July 7, 2008

Share A few weeks ago I wrote a post about Jesus’ admonition for us humans to not worry about the “weeds” growing in our midst. He told us to let them grow and to trust him with our “weeds”. Read it here. So what do I go and do? I pull a “weed” out of [...]

Leave ‘em Be, Don’t Yank the Weeds!

| June 13, 2008

Share I was looking in my backyard today and noticed all the weeds that have been popping up. I sighed at the thought of going out there and uprooting them. What a pain. Seeing all those weeds got me thinking about Jesus’ words where he taught us not to pull up the “weeds”, but to [...]

Leave ‘em Be, Don’t Yank the Weeds!

| June 13, 2008

Share I was looking in my backyard today and noticed all the weeds that have been popping up. I sighed at the thought of going out there and uprooting them. What a pain. Seeing all those weeds got me thinking about Jesus’ words where he taught us not to pull up the “weeds”, but to [...]

The Garden Becomes the Church

| April 29, 2008

Share The following was written by a friend of mine, Chad. He graciously emailed me a copy of a short essay he wrote. I was floored by its message, and the garden-church imagery regarding racial reconciliation and church unity was nothing short of profound. It is worth the read: If you drive thirty miles north [...]