A carpenter began to build a house. He had many tools which he used to accomplish various tasks. He had a saw for cutting. He had a hammer for driving nails. He had a measuring tape for making everything fit together according to his plan. One day, as the saw surveyed the progress, it remarked …
Category Archive: Parable
Jul 10
The Pear Tree and the Seasons of Life
For the church ~ isn’t it often a part of our ministry to help others with their perspective while we remember to adjust our own? Sometimes I need to be reminded … There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to Judge things too quickly. So he sent …
Jun 29
Even Her Taking Was Giving
“Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.” – John Wesley Hayya’s home in Tel Aviv was well known because of …
May 10
The Ugly Feather: The Story of a Circle Process at Work
Excerpted from Peacemaking Circles: From Crime to Community by Kay Pranis, Barry Stuart, and Mark Wedge (Living Justice Press, 2003) Available through Living Justice Press: a non-profit publisher for restorative justice Slumped in his chair, legs stretched out, arms folded and head down, Jamie listened as the feather was passed around the Circle. People were talking about …
May 07
The Cloud
“God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over …
Just sayin’