About the Bread of Life

Posted on 12/02/2013 by Greg Wright

If I follow God just because he works miracles, what will I do when the miracles stop?

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A Miktam of Simon

Posted on 12/02/2013 by Greg Wright

Regarding the time when Simon sank into the sea, but somehow convinced himself he was a hero. To be sung to the tune of “Do Not Destroy.”

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Less Than Learned

Posted on 12/02/2013 by Greg Wright

What would it cost to feed such a crowd?
What will it take to sate my soul?

On the one hand I’ve seen what the Master can do.
Yes, he must certainly increase—and multiply.

And divide.
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After Siena

Posted on 11/22/2013 by Greg Wright

     “We know nothing
          until we know
               everything.”

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A Letter Home

Posted on 11/22/2013 by Greg Wright

See with what confidence I write!
Hand over hand,
I was made for this work—
Like setting sails.
I am a fisher of men!

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After Rumi

Posted on 11/22/2013 by Greg Wright

If you knew my life
You could not conceive
Why I am happy

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Credo Redux

Posted on 11/11/2013 by Greg Wright

“Let it be done,” the Master yet declares,
“To you as you have believed in your heart.”
Jesus heals again—but I no longer feel repulsed.
I believe Jesus has taught me a great deal.

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Call & Response

Posted on 11/04/2013 by Greg Wright

            Twelve years have I bled,
            A gross of months remained unclean.
            No amount of hyssop may be of aid,
            No band of scarlet yarn bind this wound.

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Pinochle with Jesus

Posted on 08/23/2013 by Greg Wright

Today I was having trouble clearing my mind, even unclenching my jaw… so I decided that, instead of just trying to plow through my normal quiet time routine, it was once again time for “Pinochle with Jesus.”
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Of Mannequins and the Evolution of Irrationality

Posted on 08/16/2013 by Greg Wright

The following thoughts were prompted by an August 4, 2013 sermon by Caleb Mayberry on James 2:14-26 in which he used the metaphor of “mannequin” faith: one which has all the right outward appearances, but actually does nothing.

Pardon me if I don’t get all my facts right in this post, but I’m kind of thinking out loud here—asking questions, not proposing solutions, and not at all thinking I’m “right” about anything.

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