Radical Openness and Shared Purpose 1st Reading: Isaiah 66:18–21: “I am coming to gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and shall see my glory.” 04 August 2025
Fire, Division, & the Wisdom of Step 9 Gospel: Luke 12:49–53: "I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!... Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division." 04 August 2025
Underestimated: Recovery Lessons from Ted Lasso’s Dartboard There’s a scene in Ted Lasso—Season 1, Episode 8—that hits me every time. Ted’s in a pub, playing darts with Rupert, the smug billionaire ex-husband of his boss. Rupert underestimates Ted. 04 August 2025
Run with Endurance: Recovery, Resistance, and the Fixer’s Focus 2nd Reading: Hebrews 12:1–4: "Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith." Hebrews 12:1–4 is a call to endurance. It’s not about sprinting—it’s about staying in the race. 04 August 2025
The Empathy Regulator: A Fixer’s Guide to Timing Truth My instinct has always been to go hard, go fast, and go now. I’ve called this weakness “bull at a gate with no respect for the nuances, chaos, and collateral damage of war.” But I've changed. 04 August 2025
Thrown in the Pit: When Truth Costs You 1st Reading: Jeremiah 38:4–6, 8–10: In this passage, the prophet Jeremiah is thrown into a cistern—an empty well—because his message is too uncomfortable. He’s not preaching doom for the sake of it; he’s telling the truth. 04 August 2025
The Gospel of Grace in Motion Luke 12:32–48 "Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom." 02 August 2025
Faith That Walks Before It Sees 2nd Reading: Hebrews 11:1–2, 8–19 (or shorter: 11:1–2, 8–12) 02 August 2025
The Quiet Confidence of Deliverance Wisdom 18:6–9 recalls the night of Israel’s deliverance—a moment prepared in silence, anticipated in faith, and fulfilled with precision. It wasn’t a chaotic escape. 02 August 2025
The Gospel of Futility: Luke 12 and the Sacred Grind Luke 12:13–21 “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”“This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” 02 August 2025
The Skyward Canvas — Colossians 3:1–5, 9–11 "Set your hearts on things above, where Christ is..." (Colossians 3:1) 30 July 2025
