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Some thoughts from NT Wright regarding the end of Matthew 6: Has it ever struck you what a basically happy person Jesus was? Read more
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There is something about this time we are in that compels me to write on this day, June 14, 2025. Read more
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The whole idea of this blog and its name came from reading Dallas Willard decades ago. When I talk about “Ancient Wells” and the familiar Scriptures to visit, it was an idea begun by reading and listening to Dallas Willard. Read more
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I have been drawn back into the Sermon on the Mount. Reading it, I hear the voice of Dallas Willard. It takes me a long time to move through the Sermon anymore because I feel like when it’s over I quit hearing Dallas as much. Read more
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Almighty God, on this day, through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, you revealed the way of eternal life to every race and nation: Pour out this gift anew, that by the preaching of the Gospel your salvation may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns… Read more
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Acts 16:16-34 Paul and Silas are in Philippi. A small group of believers has formed and Paul is teaching them the way of Christ. Powers are being stirred. Read more
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Thomas Merton in New Seeds of Contemplation wrote this: “A revolution is supposed to be a change that turns everything completely around. But the ideology of political revolution will never change anything except appearances.” Read more
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I came across a post from a Christian nationalist and then a thought from Thomas Merton in New Seeds of Contemplation. Read more
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John 13:34–35 (CEB) 34 “I give you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, so you also must love each other. 35 This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples, when you love each other.” We seem to want culture wars, so I’m not sure this post will mean… Read more
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