The Afterword

Tag: humility

  • Three Small Words

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    If you had to get a tattoo right now, what would it be and why? I have never been drawn to tattoos. I have always thought the human body is attractive in itself, without needing further adornment. But if I had to get one, I think I would choose three tiny words from Micah 6:8:…

  • Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly – Micah 6:1-8

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    Peter
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    Micah is the Batmanof the prophets.He walks into a citythat looks respectable from a distancebut is rotten underneath.The powerful protect themselves.Leaders have lost their way.The poor are trampled.Justice is for sale.Gotham with temples. And Micah comesnot from the palacebut from the country.A nobody from nowheresent by Godto stand beneath the city lightsand say,God sees you.He…

  • A Way of Being in the World

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    Peter
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    There is a kind of public influence that disturbs the soul. It cloaks itself in authority, but what it reveals—again and again—is a profound betrayal of moral responsibility. It is not simply a matter of disagreeing with policies or positions. What is at stake is something deeper: a way of being in the world. This…

  • To Move Together

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    It’s a simple enough question—what’s the most fun way to exercise? But for me, the answer loops around in unexpected directions, landing somewhere between the paradoxical and the profound. The short answer is: with people. Always with people. But not just any people. And certainly not in any way. This in itself is strange. I’m…