Last week, I concluded the series on character strengths as good spiritual fruit by talking about love. One of the questions that comes up often in talk about love is the question of self-love. If love is about transcending the barrier between two people and living for the other, then surely the love of self is … Continue reading …As Yourself
The Hebrew Bible text assigned for today presents a curious story. Moses is leading the people from slavery in Egypt through the wilderness to the land of Canaan. The journey is hard and the people are complaining. As a result of their complaints, they are beset by venomous snakes until they cry out for help. … Continue reading Deliverance (A reflection on Numbers 21.4-9)
I’m not sure whether it’s saving the best for last, or the most difficult for last, but we’ve finally come to the end of this series on character strengths as good spiritual fruit, and today’s topic is both among the best and the most difficult to talk about: Love. Love lies at the heart of … Continue reading Love
If developments this century in the business world could be summarized by one word, it would probably be “leadership.” The early ‘00s saw the rapid rise of for-profit schools offering Masters degrees in leadership, and thousands of books have been written over the past two decades on the topic of how to lead effectively. But … Continue reading Leadership
One of the preferred teaching tools in the Bible is the parable, an extended metaphor used to explain some truth about our relationship with God. Often these are left uninterpreted in the text and so it’s up to us to explore their depths. This can be frustrating as a reader who just wants to understand … Continue reading Potter’s Clay (A reflection on Jeremiah 18.1-11)
Matthew Root 