by David Anderson
is one more explosive revelation we have safely turned into a children’s Bible story. When God asks Jonah to go preach to the Ninevites—to repent and find God’s forgiveness—Jonah refuses. He’s afraid God will forget all those passages in the Torah about how gentile nations are anathema, and only Israel is God’s choice. Jonah knows […]
by David Anderson 4 Comments Filed Under: Anger, Belief, Change, Conversion, Forgiveness, Grace, Lent, Mercy, Surrender, Transformation, Uncategorized
discovered that no one could steal his essential blessing. It’s been twenty years since Jacob tricked his near-blind old father Isaac into giving him the blessing to which the firstborn Esau was entitled. He stole it, the little momma’s boy, and ran away to escape the wrath of his swarthy hunter brother who could have […]
by David Anderson 4 Comments Filed Under: Abundance, Anger, Conflict, Family, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Lent, Mercy, Uncategorized
Almost no one is Israel is untouched by the horrific killings on that early morning, October 7th. Daniel Levy, a 34-year-old physician and father of two, was killed in his kibbutz near the Gaza border as he tried to minister to the wounded. Overcome with grief, with anger and rage at the wonton savagery, Daniel’s […]
by David Anderson 12 Comments Filed Under: Anger, grief, Questions
A man is having an enjoyable boat ride down the river. It is dusk. The man looks up to see another boat coming toward him. His first thought is how nice that someone else is out enjoying the river. Then he realizes the boat speeding, in fact it’s coming straight at him. Faster and faster […]
by David Anderson 5 Comments Filed Under: Anger, Awareness, Change, Daily Practice, Happiness, Lent, Letting Go, Now/ the Present, Prayer/Meditation, Seeing, Surrender