Posts Tagged With: Gospel of Luke

Today’s find: Precarious

Posted on July 3, 2022 by John Schroeder

My toolbox is actually a tackle box.

Which is to say, I keep a collection of allen wrenches and screwdrivers in compartments meant for fishing hooks, lures and swivels.

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Today’s find: Prized consolation

Posted on November 17, 2019 by John Schroeder

Say what you will, but Jesus certainly had this call correct:

While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said, “All that you see here – the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.”

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Today’s find: Matriarch

Posted on November 11, 2019 by John Schroeder

It tickled me to see how joyfully The Matriarch held court at her 92nd birthday celebration yesterday.

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Today’s find: Sycamore

Posted on November 4, 2019 by John Schroeder

Our encounter with Jericho earlier this year was decidedly Christ-like, I realized as I reflected on Sunday’s gospel.

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Today’s find: Gridlock

Posted on January 12, 2019 by John Schroeder

A trip that typically takes about 20 minutes…required every bit of an hour-and-a-half to complete on Friday afternoon. And for that, I was glad indeed.

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Today’s find: Heaven scent

Posted on December 19, 2016 by John Schroeder

For the most part, our grandson Francis seemed mildly amused by his impending baptism on Saturday afternoon.

Then he dozed off, just before the water was about to cascade over his forehead.

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Today’s find: Sizeable

Posted on October 29, 2016 by John Schroeder

‘How Big Is Your God?’ asked Paul Coutinho provocatively in his spiritual best-seller a few years ago.

And this weekend, we get an answer of sorts.

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Today’s find: Unbound

Posted on October 25, 2016 by John Schroeder

What do you think she noticed first, the woman who for 18 years had been ‘bent over, completely incapable of standing erect’? What did she see…as she straightened her spine and looked into the eyes of the One who had just cured her infirmity?

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Today’s find: Sure thing

Posted on October 3, 2016 by John Schroeder

Heading into the final weekend of MLB’s regular season, I figured the Cardinals would find a way to sneak into the playoffs in 2016—and make a sixth-straight appearance in the postseason.

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Today’s find: ‘shroom

Posted on September 25, 2016 by John Schroeder

We’ve reached the tipping point, I think, with the annuals that adorn the planters on our front porch. After giving us a summer of vigorously contained beauty, the blooms are just about tuckered out heading into these last days of September.

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