... end up with twirling, Barbie-esque creatures; girls find themselves with a space alien or race car). The fries grow cold and "petri-fried," the nuggets congeal, the drink gets watery, and the toy gets broken. Wearily we sweep the mess into its bag and ... widow's cruise of oil which was never diminished; Ruth gleaning the corn; Daniel and his three companions living on oats, pea beans and barley corn; and the meal that was served Daniel in the lions' den by the prophet Habakkuk? St. Bonaventure said that after ...
... discomfort that it takes to make something grow. Pray that this church might be not a fossilized image of the past, but God’s petrie dish, ready to grow into something new and unexpected, to chart new waters, to sail new seas. Church of Today, don’t sit around ... with Breath Praise the Lord The Book of Job Hosea Comments on Jacob’s Persistent Wrestling with God (Hosea 12:4) Daniel Prays Unceasingly (Daniel 9) By Faith (Hebrews 11) Jesus Tells a Parable of a Widow and Judge and Heals a Blind Beggar (Luke ...
