Monthly Archives: December 2020

Parables: Part 6: The Parable of the Amaryllis

Posted on December 30, 2020 by livingasapprentices

A parable is literally something “cast alongside” a truth in order to illustrate that truth. The website Got Questions labels the 35+ parables that Jesus told as “inspired comparisons “and then adds that a common description of a parable is: … Continue reading →

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Parables – Part 5: The Parable of the Pansy

Posted on December 23, 2020 by livingasapprentices

A parable is literally something “cast alongside” a truth in order to illustrate that truth. The website Got Questions labels the 35+ parables that Jesus told as “inspired comparisons “and then adds that a common description of a parable is: “an … Continue reading →

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Recycling Loneliness

Posted on December 20, 2020 by livingasapprentices

I think I have been a “loner” since birth.  My father baptized me and then disappeared into the chaos of World War II, never to return. My mother retreated into unmitigated grief for the rest of her life, even though … Continue reading →

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Parables: Part 4 -The Parable of the Shoveling Neighbor

Posted on December 16, 2020 by livingasapprentices

A parable is literally something “cast alongside” a truth in order to illustrate that truth. The website Got Questions labels the 35+ parables that Jesus told as “inspired comparisons” and then adds that a common description of a parable is: … Continue reading →

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From My Reading – December

Posted on December 9, 2020 by livingasapprentices

“What we do when faced with our deepest wounds determines whether there is authentic spirituality at work or not. If we seek to blame other people, accuse, attack, or even explain and make perfect, logical sense out of our wounds, there … Continue reading →

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Praying with a Hymn: Great is Thy Faithfulness

Posted on December 3, 2020 by livingasapprentices

Soon after my husband’s death in October, I received a lovely sympathy card with the words of  Lamentations 3:22-23: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; Great … Continue reading →

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