by Guy Sayles | Jul 12, 2014 |
Love is not so much the opposite of hate or indifference as it is the opposite of fear. It is fear which gives rise to hate, indifference, and insensitivity, and also to isolation, loneliness, and uncertainty. “Perfect love casts out fear” (1 John 4:18)....
by Guy Sayles | Jul 7, 2014 |
Here’s a paradox about human nature: we look for home in a world where we never feel fully and restfully at home. That paradox explains why even the most settled and contented people have moments when they wonder if they will ever arrive where they most want to...
by Guy Sayles | Jun 30, 2014 |
Imagine how you would feel if, at the end of worship, the minister asked you to receive a benediction which began like this: May all your expectations be frustrated....
by Guy Sayles | Jun 16, 2014 |
Day by day, in the decisions we make and the actions we take, we are choosing whether to live in the desert of division or in the promised land of peace; in the wilderness of exclusion or the paradise of acceptance; in the far country of fear or the home of...
by Guy Sayles | Jun 13, 2014 |
Walking around downtown this past Monday night, a cool breeze freshening the air and the approach of sunset causing a dance of light and shadow around the buildings, I had a brief conversation with a group of street musicians who were moving from one “stand”—one high...
by Guy Sayles | Jun 9, 2014 |
Someone once asked the brilliant African-American preacher Gardner Taylor how many points a sermon should have. He said, “At least one.” As I understand it now, at age 57, having preached hundreds of sermons across thirty years, I really only have one...
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