Meeting God in Small Things

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Thy will be done ...19 2. The three little kiods at the fast food shop ...19 3. Making a person investment in the game of life ...20 4. We know in wholes ...21 5. Fringes will do ...21 6. Do you love me ? ...22 7. Monosyllabic prayer ...23 8. Quotes on happiness ...23 9. Things in heaven ...24 10. Setting the table ...24 11. Thoughts low and lofty ...25 12. Nicodemus ...25 13. Frequent trips to the mailbox ...26 14. Shooting buckshot ...27 15. Emulating emily ...27 16. On loving hyensas ...28 17. What jesus didn`t say ...29 18. Mrs Siena ...29 19. Faith and fun ...30 20 Little hannah ...31 21. Writing is a lot like praying ...32 22. Quotes on faith ...33 23. Letting someone else run the show ...33 24. A sense of humour ...34 25. Introduction to grief ...34 26. The bible is not escapist literature ...35 27. Honesty and caring ...36 28. Door prizes ...36 29. Learning obedience through beauty ...37 30. Hobo signs ...39 31.Two kids a slide ...40 32. Mary`s prayer at cana ...41 33. Midsummer`s day dialogues ...41 34. Dialogue wioth a herd of cows ....42 35. Dialogue with grandpa willow tree ...43 36 The mircale of flight and file ...44 37. A hasidic story ...45 38. Only god ...45 39. Thank god for words ...46 40. Quotes on adversity ...47 41. Jesus did not carry a povket calendar ...47 42. Accepting talents and limitations ...48 43. Gravity is our friend ...49 44. Senstivity : the art of the small ...50 45. The pristine ministry of conversation ...51 46. The chaplain at the children`s hospital ...52 47. Crowns, hearts , and feet in the bible ...53 48. The roar of the ordinbary ...54 49. Jesus saves ...54 50. God as father, grandma and coach ...55 51. Geese are not dumb ...56 52. Wait and see ...57 53. Proverbs ...58 54. George dawson ,98 ...58 55. The anatomy lesson ...59 56. God`s good company ...59 57. Solving problems with a harp ...60 58. Writing a book 61 59 Things l`ve larned as a teacher ...62 60. Jesus never said, I told you so ...63 61. We know who holds the future ...64 62. Quotes on friendship ...65 63. Heaven is coming home ...65 64. What`s wrong with god ...66 65. The popular cow ...66 66. St francis of Assisi had sweet tooth ...67 67. The promoise of ultimate victory ...68 68. Temporary friendships ...69 69. Mary pondered ...70 70. Throwing bouquets ...71 71. Playing hide and seek with a squirrel ...72 72. Quotes on gratitude ...73 73. When it rains in our picinic ...74 74. On giving scandal ...75 75. here i am, god ...76 76. Fallow time ...76 77. Keep laughing ...77 78. God`s circus ...78 79. Haste makes sense ...79 80 Jealousy and our intrinsicache for the more ...84 81. The prodigality of the pear trees ...81 82. The little girl with the yellow bow ...82 83. Ministry : Punishment or privilege ? ...83 84. Experiencing peasure ...83 85. Give this matter the attention it deserves ...84 86. Humility and the illusion of personal autonomy ...85 87. Putting the groceries away ...86 88. God likes spunk ...87 89. It is okay to have a crabby day ...88 90. The tyranny of personal preference ...89 91 The conviction of things not seen ...90 92. One sentence at a time ...91 93. Befriending darkness ...92 94. you are a doe ...93 95. Quotes on wisdom ...94 96. The silver chalice : a sacred trust ...94 97. The inner child ...96 98. Look again ...97 99. Gesture as prayer ...98 100. Befriending the older and the younger ...98 101 Come, lord jesus ...99 102 The song of songs ...100 103. A world without animals ...101 104 Mary as intercessor ...102 105 Button up your overcoat ...103 106. The need to please ...104 107 Humorous obervations ...105 108 Criticism speaking the truth in love ...108 109. Inviting god to take over ...107 110. Working and loafing ...108 111. Emmanuel ...109 112. All was not calm alll was not light ...110 113.God works through all kinds of people ...111