“Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you. Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who...
Creating a Larger Reality for Our Children
posted by DJL
Parents do a lot of things. We try to teach our children values. We provide them with home, clothing, education, and more. We protect them whenever necessary and possible and – often much harder – try to let them to struggle when that seems more important. And, of course and most importantly, we love them…deeply, truly, more than they will ever know until they have children of their own. But I wonder if another thing we do – whether we know it or not – is also frame the world for them, provide them with a sense of what is possible and real, and prepare them to accept — or reject — the terms of the world in which they...
Matthew 7:1-5
posted by DJL
“Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbor, ‘Let...
1000 Posts
posted by DJL
This took me, quite frankly, by surprise. Whenever you go to the “Dashboard” of the WordPress template I use to operate this blog, it displays the number of posts, comments, and all the rest. I rarely look at the numbers, as I’m usually in a hurry to set up a new post, find...
Matthew 6:34
posted by DJL
“So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” I can see no way to enter into the blessing our Lord commands in this verse except through acquiring a different imagination. First: I do see the command here as blessing....