Mercy and Mourning
Herman Sutter
October 10, 2023
Reflect “They shall look on him whom they have pierced, and mourn as if for an only son.” When we read these words from Zechariah
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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.
The Law and Love
Herman Sutter
September 30, 2023
Reading the laws in Leviticus, Numbers, or Deuteronomy, we may feel a little frightened; if the sheer number doesn’t overwhelm us, the strangeness and seeming brutality often does.
A Change of View
Herman Sutter
September 18, 2023
Reflect People often speak of needing a change of scenery, a chance to see the world with fresh eyes. In 1 Kings 13, there is
Blindness and the World
Herman Sutter
September 4, 2023
Reflect One of the recurrent messages the Gospels is the blindness of the world, perhaps even the unwillingness of the worldly to open their eyes
The Gift of Confession
Herman Sutter
August 28, 2023
Reflect We often think of confession as something we ought to do, maybe even need to do. But what if we began to see going
Dependence on God
Herman Sutter
August 19, 2023
Repeatedly in the Psalms, we are reminded that it is from God’s open hand that we are fed.
Life Isn’t Fair—and That’s a Blessing
Herman Sutter
August 9, 2023
Have you ever felt hurt by someone else’s success, their good fortune, their lucky break? You work so hard, but no one seems to notice.