Psalm 6

‘Prayers like gravel flung at the sky’s window, hoping to attract the loved one’s attention ....’    [R. S. Thomas]

At the very center of this prayer (vs. 6) we hear of the weariness of the person praying.  Weariness – how descriptive this is of a situation over which we have no control, resources exhausted – we are weary! 

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Five Minutes on Friday 2

INDIFFERENCE

‘The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.  The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference.  The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference.  The opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.’   [Eli Wiesel]

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Five Minutes on Friday #4

‘Everyone must concede that the kingdom of God comes not through logical concepts but through surprises.’   [Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt] 

PURPOSE

In an interview, Richard Stearns, retired CEO, talks about his life in the business world.  His first big success came being named CEO of Parker Brothers at age 33. 

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Five Minutes on Friday (3)

CHRISTIANS IN INDIA

This week, we received word of the stresses the Indian church is undergoing in India.  Mennonite World Conference President, J. Nelson Kraybill writes that anti-Christian and anti-Muslim groups have sought to close churches and mosques with tacit support from government officials, especially in rural areas and the outskirts of larger cities.  

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