Who Rules Your Life?
Herman Sutter
June 30, 2025
Sometimes a life of faith can feel overwhelming, more like a burden than a gift of grace.
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Herman Sutter is a school librarian, author, and poet who resides in Houston, Texas. To read more of his work, visit WorldBeforeGrace.blogspot.com.
Stop the Cycle
Herman Sutter
June 16, 2025
“Why do the nations protest and the peoples conspire in vain?” The psalmist asks (Psalm 2:1), but he has no answer—and so it is still today.
Giving Yourself to God
Herman Sutter
June 3, 2025
If everything we have comes from God, then even our prayer must also come from God. Like the gift of faith, prayer is a gift.
Spiritual Weeding
Herman Sutter
May 22, 2025
Have you ever weeded a garden? It is a very important practice, yet it can be frustrating as well. You must get down on your hands and knees and carefully pull them out by the roots unless you want them to come back
The Look of Love
Herman Sutter
April 11, 2025
In the last part of Dante’s Divine Comedy, as he travels through heaven, Dante comes to realize that it isn’t through any effort on his part. Something else moves him through his journey. And that is love.
Belonging and Creation
Herman Sutter
March 26, 2025
All of creation finds a home in God’s love, care, and providence. And all turn to God for their sustenance, dependent on God’s grace and love. This is a vision of the kingdom of God, a vision we can find comfort in, which promises that we all belong.
When Prayer Feels Dry
Herman Sutter
February 27, 2025
Do you sometimes feel trapped by your own habits and customs, ways of doing things? Even our prayer and worship can become so repetitive and familiar that it seems like we’re on autopilot.