Birdie Bites
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The Schedule Underneath
You turn the heat up before bed and wake to a cold house, because the thermostat was only holding your change until its stored schedule returned. Intentions can work the same way, sincere and always postponed. In Haggai, a people home from exile kept saying the time had not yet come, and the prophet asked… Read more
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Before the Money Arrived
Most requests to give arrive with a number attached. Long before money reaches the table, a good deal is already there, and none of it came with a bill. Read more
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Buying For a Body That Isn’t Here Yet
Parents shop for a child who hasn’t grown into the clothes yet. Jesus drew on that kind of care to talk about asking, without ever handing over the inventory. Read more
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The Singers Went First
Almost every private practice now comes with a promised return, gratitude included. An old account of singers walking ahead of soldiers raises the question of what thanks is when it stops trying to make anything happen. Read more
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The One Who Was Already There
A phrase usually used to end an argument becomes more exacting when taken literally: one judge has the whole record, with nothing hidden and nothing missing. Read more
