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Herman Sutter

Herman Sutter is a school librarian, author, and poet who resides in Houston, Texas. To read more of his work, visit WorldBeforeGrace.blogspot.com. 
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A Blessing and a Test

Herman Sutter January 4, 2025

There is a long tradition of seeing suffering as a test: a test of our strength, of our courage, of our faith. But what kind of test comes from a blessing?

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Feeling Overwhelmed?

Herman Sutter December 23, 2024

Feeling overwhelmed and wanting to escape doesn’t mean we are quitters. It just means we are human—and in pretty good company.

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Seeking the Lord

Herman Sutter December 8, 2024

Usually when we are seeking, it is because there is something that we lack: car keys, schoolbooks, a bicycle pump, a phone number. And yet the psalm suggests that when we seek the Lord, we find there is nothing that we lack.

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Mercy, Not Sacrifice

Herman Sutter November 18, 2024

In Matthew’s Gospel, when the Pharisees challenge Jesus for letting his followers pluck grains of wheat on the Sabbath, they are reminding him that the Sabbath is holy and that the law requires it be set aside as a time when no work is done, even the simplest of labors.

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Never Alone

Herman Sutter November 10, 2024

Too often in this “connected” world, many of us feel isolated, disconnected, alone.

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