Over the course of this week, we reflected on Jesus’ statement: “Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.” (Mt. 7:7) Last summer I took an online business class through the Sloan School of Business called Inquiry Driven Leadership. It really raised my awareness […]
Jesus once said, “Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.” (Matthew 7:7) Over the past couple of days, we’ve reflected on this as an invitation to ask the deeper questions. Many times, there are no evident immediate answers. And so we live with […]
Jesus once said, “Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.” (Matthew 7:7) Over the past couple of days, we’ve reflected on this as an invitation to ask the deeper questions. I am very much aware that sometimes our questions pull at the very […]
Yesterday we reflected on Jesus’ statement: “Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.” (Matthew 7:7) Isidore Rabi, winner of a Nobel Prize for physics, was once asked why he became a scientist. He replied: “My mother made me a scientist without ever knowing […]
Jesus once said, “Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7-8) I have a friend who tells me that this passage has often […]
In Roman mythology, the god “Janus” was believed to be the god who guided and watched over individuals at fresh starts, at new beginnings, and at all times of transition. Janus was always depicted as having two faces — one face looking backward into the past, the other face turned towards the future. This is […]
In the Book of Acts, the last words that Jesus gives his disciples are, “You will be my witnesses…” But what does it mean to be a witness? I don’t know about you, but I’ve had bad experiences with people trying to witness to me. Usually, it means they are trying to convert me to […]
In the book of Acts (1:6-8), after Jesus has been raised from the dead, he is with his disciples in person for the very last time. They ask him, “Lord is the the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel? It was widely believed that when the Messiah came, he would free Israel […]
Presbyterian pastor and writer Frederick Buechner once wrote about a particularly low time in his life. He was sitting parked by the roadside, terribly depressed and afraid about his daughter’s illness and what was going on in their family. As he was sitting and reflecting, he noticed a car that seemed to come from nowhere. […]
I’ve heard that if you look closely at a map of Scotland near Loch Lomond, you’ll see a spot on the map labeled, “Rest and Be Thankful.” Apparently, this is not a direct order from the mapmaker, but the name of a mountain pass, noted for its breathtaking view. The place got its name because, […]
