Monthly Archives: October 2011
Crippled in Both Feet
“‘The king asked, “Is there no one still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show God’s kindness?” Ziba answered the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in both feet.”‘ 2 Samuel 9:3, NIV This crippled man was named Mephibosheth. He acquired this injury by the actions of [...]
The Man Called Cash
My favorite musical artist of all time is Johnny Cash. You will find frequent mention of him on my blog, Linda Kruschke’s Blog. There are only a handful of his songs that I don’t like. Of course, I love all the gospel music he recorded. But I also love everything from Cry, Cry, Cry to [...]
“To Sit and Wait”
“Sit ye here while I go and pray yonder.” Matthew 26:36, KJV It is a hard thing to be kept in the background at a time of crisis. In the Garden of Gethsemane eight of the eleven disciples were left to do nothing. Jesus went to the front to pray; Peter, James and John [...]
Expect Times of a Certain Clarity
There are times when things get exceptionally clear. Those moments burst into our muddled thinking and bring a crystal clarity to us. It doesn’t happen very often, but through it we start to see something our present situation. It’s icy water splashed into our sleepy face. It completely adjusts us and we are launched into [...]
A Slipping Down Life
There is no question that we each want a wonderful life. Young and idealistic, we brew dreams that we will become persons of wonder and deep significance. Anything less would be a denial of what we believe. In our youthful zeal we more or less insist on our success. We just know that we are God’s special gift [...]
Even The Oblivious Can Still Find His Mercy
I have learned over the last few years of having definite “blind-spots” that have shaped my mental illness. These are things that I can never grasp, and my attempts at grasping on to it are like holding on to mercury. It simply can not happen. The tighter I grip, the further it escapes me. I enter a complicated [...]
“The Cost of Grace”, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Cheap Grace Let the Christian rest content with his worldliness and with this renunciation of any higher standard than the world. He is living for the sake of the world rather than for the sake of grace. Let him be comforted and rest assured in his possession of this grace – for [...]
A Masked Brokenness
by Bryan Lowe “The great weakness in the North American church at large, and certainly in my life, is our refusal to accept our brokenness. We hide it, evade it, gloss over it. We grab for the cosmetic kit and put on our virtuous face to make ourselves admirable to the public. Thus, we present [...]