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On Using Anger as a Trigger to Transform Ourselves

Anita Mathias — Thu, 11 May 2023 12:53:04 +0000

Dear friends, I am continuing my series of short meditations on the Gospel of Matthew. This one, the eight in the series, concludes the meditations on the sublime Sermon on the Mount. Thank you for reading along! On Using Anger as a Trigger to Transform Ourselves “Do not judge, or you too will be judged,” […]

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What We Sow, We Reap because God, the Great Mathematician, the Impartial Referee, Keeps Score

Anita Mathias — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 09:54:19 +0000

Jacob Epstein, Jacob and the Angel For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. (Matt 7:2). Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. (Matt 5:7). As a man sows, so shall he reap. (Gal 6:7). These […]

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In which sowing goodness leads to a more abundant harvest that we could have imagined

Anita Mathias — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:27:00 +0000

In late 2006, we planted bare rooted twigs in our orchard–cherries, and plums, yellow, red, and purple. This week we have harvested hundreds of plums off these bare rooted twigs that cost less than a pound each. And in the years to come, God willing, those twigs, which grew from a single seed, will give us […]

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The Family For Whom Everything Went Wrong

Anita Mathias — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:14:00 +0000

I once knew a family for whom everything went wrong. Consistently. For instance, the father of the family decided to retile the leaky roof on his house. But when winter came, it wasn’t done, and they all crowded into one room, and all got ill. They had a massive vegetable garden, kept chickens (this was […]

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