Today’s Daily Bread devotional considers the call to “give to God what is God’s” by striving to live out the ethics of God’s kingdom in our daily lives. As I noted in that post, that’s can sometimes be easier said than done. When it comes to our political lives, for instance, it can be difficult to discern at times what candidates to vote for or what policies to support, and faithful Christians can certainly disagree on these matters. At the same time, Jesus consistently advocates for the most vulnerable among us, which does provide an important framework and set of convictions from which to make these kinds of decisions. Along...
Petit Fours on 9/11
posted by DJL
I haven’t written about 9/11 this week. I’d thought about finding an appropriate prayer or something like that to mark the day, but didn’t. I think that’s for two reasons. First, so much is out there you wonder what you can contribute amid the flood of material. Second, I still...
RIF, not RIP
posted by DJL
Among my very favorite days of the school year as a child were RIF days. You might remember them, too. RIF stands for Reading is Fundamental, a program with a 55+ year history of providing books to children for free. Which meant that about twice a year every child in my class would be able to...