“There is only one caste… the caste of humanity. There is only one religion… the religion of love. There is only one language… the language of the heart.” ~ Sathya Sai Baba Have you ever heard of the word caste? Not the word used to reference someone wearing a cast due to an injury, but… Read More »
Inside Out, Not Outside In
“Grace is thickly counter-intuitive. It feels risky and unfair. It’s dangerous and disorderly. It wrestles control out of our hands. It is wild and unsettling. It turns everything that makes sense to us upside-down and inside-out.” ~ Tullian Tchividjian When we look closely at the world, including our own life, we can’t help but… Read More »
Our Best Interest is God’s Interest
“Everyone has noticed how hard it is to turn our thoughts to God when everything is going well with us… While what we call ‘our own life’ remains agreeable, we will not surrender it to Him. What, then, can God do in our interests but make ‘our own life’ less agreeable to us and take… Read More »
All Jammed Up
“Who can I trust? You have to invest in somebody, and chances are you’re probably going to invest in somebody who’s going to deceive you. I’ve been conned a couple of times, but now I’m a little savvier.” ~ Maggie Gyllenhaal Have you ever heard of the term jamming? In rural America, this would mean… Read More »
Change, an Idea, or Reality?
“Most people are more in love with the idea of changing the world than actually changing the world.” ~ Eugene Cho When it comes to change, how do you measure up? Are you an idealist or a change-maker? Does change scare you, or do you embrace change? Most of us want to know the outcome… Read More »
Birth, Sickness, Old Age, and Death
“The world is full of suffering. Birth is suffering; decrepitude is suffering; sickness and death are sufferings. To face a man of hatred is suffering; to be separated from a beloved one is suffering; to be vainly struggling to satisfy one’s needs is suffering. In fact, a life that is not free from desire and… Read More »
Lose Yourself In Service
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi The gift we have to offer to the world, given to us by the grace of God, is the gift of ourselves. We can love others by learning to be of maximum service to everyone meet and… Read More »
