Held LooselyActs 3:6

For the reader in one room with a kettle and a chair and a charger, who has read four things about generosity this year and felt each one slide past her: silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I thee, and Peter names the lack in five words and does not stop walking.

MelodyEveryday family faith
8 min

Messages

Luke 10:1
Going With Somebody

A Second Person Slows It Down

Going With Somebody8 minElias
Luke 10:1
Acts 2:47
Added, Not Recruited

Daily And I Cannot Manage Yearly

Added, Not Recruited9 minZev
Acts 2:47
Acts 2:42,46-47
Four In A Front Room

Three Bowls in a Rented Room

Four Front7 minAmir
Acts 2:42,46-47
Acts 28:15
Going With Somebody

It Always Assumes You Have Somebody

Going With Somebody8 minSantiago
Acts 28:15
Matthew 18:20
Four In A Front Room

Say The Number Out Loud

Four Front10 minMelody
Matthew 18:20
Acts 2:44
Held Loosely

You Said Yes And Watched From The Window

Held Loosely11 minElias
Acts 2:44
1 Peter 5:2
Added, Not Recruited

They Have Made It My Job

Added, Not Recruited8 minZariah
1 Peter 5:2
Acts 3:6
Held Loosely

I Have Almost Nothing To Hold

Held Loosely8 minMelody
Acts 3:6
Acts 2:42
Devoted To Something

Half The Verse

Devoted To Something9 minZev
Acts 2:42
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Added, Not Recruited

Nobody Has Come In Six Years

Added, Not Recruited8 minTahoma
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Acts 2:42
Devoted To Something

The Second Time Through

Devoted To Something11 minTahoma
Acts 2:42
Malachi 3:16
Four In A Front Room

Two Of Us On A Tuesday

Four Front7 minEliana
Malachi 3:16
Joshua 1:8
Devoted To Something

The Same Book Four Times

Devoted To Something7 minCaleb
Joshua 1:8
Luke 6:35
Held Loosely

The Ledger I Keep In My Head

Held Loosely8 minZariah
Luke 6:35
Acts 2:46
Somebody's Kitchen

The Saucepan Still Soaking

Somebody's Kitchen11 minSantiago
Acts 2:46
2 Corinthians 5:7
Following, Not Leading

Until I Get The Feeling

Following, Not Leading7 minMelody
2 Corinthians 5:7
Ezra 3:12
Four In A Front Room

I Miss The Sound Of A Full Room

Four Front8 minJubilee
Ezra 3:12
Acts 14:3
Following, Not Leading

Two Years On One Phone Call

Following, Not Leading10 minJubilee
Acts 14:3
Acts 2:46
Somebody's Kitchen

Six Years And Never Past The Foyer

Somebody's Kitchen8 minCaleb
Acts 2:46
Psalm 1:2
Devoted To Something

I Can Only Hold A Little

Devoted To Something8 minNova
Psalm 1:2
Acts 12:12
Four In A Front Room

Waiting For It To Become Something

Four Front8 minZariah
Acts 12:12
Mark 4:27
Added, Not Recruited

The Number Is Not The Verdict

Added, Not Recruited8 minElias
Mark 4:27
2 Timothy 4:11
Going With Somebody

Nine Times I Have Asked

Going With Somebody8 minImani
2 Timothy 4:11
Romans 12:13
Somebody's Kitchen

I Have Planned It Four Times

Somebody's Kitchen7 minElias
Romans 12:13
Mark 16:20
Following, Not Leading

Waiting For The Dream

Following, Not Leading7 minAmir
Mark 16:20
Acts 16:15
Somebody's Kitchen

The Flat Is Not Right

Somebody's Kitchen8 minAmir
Acts 16:15
1 Corinthians 12:18
Added, Not Recruited

I Cannot Do The Inviting Part

Added, Not Recruited8 minNova
1 Corinthians 12:18
Mark 6:31
Somebody's Kitchen

It Costs Me Three Days

Somebody's Kitchen8 minNova
Mark 6:31
Acts 2:44-45
Held Loosely

The Ladder With My Name on It

Held Loosely7 minSantiago
Acts 2:44-45
Psalm 127:1
Added, Not Recruited

I Check It Before I Am Awake

Added, Not Recruited8 minMelody
Psalm 127:1
Acts 17:11
Devoted To Something

Nine Years Interested

Devoted To Something8 minSantiago
Acts 17:11
Acts 5:42
Somebody's Kitchen

The Table And The Building

Somebody's Kitchen8 minZev
Acts 5:42
Ecclesiastes 4:9
Going With Somebody

Asking Looks Like Weakness Where I Am From

Going With Somebody8 minEliana
Ecclesiastes 4:9
Acts 4:13
Four In A Front Room

Nobody Here Can Teach

Four Front8 minZev
Acts 4:13
Mark 6:7
Going With Somebody

Every Visit On My Own

Going With Somebody7 minCaleb
Mark 6:7
Leviticus 25:23
Held Loosely

Held In Trust And Never Once Enjoyed

Held Loosely9 minZev
Leviticus 25:23
Psalm 32:8
Following, Not Leading

Fourteen Months Of Asking For A Sign

Following, Not Leading8 minEliana
Psalm 32:8
Acts 9:27
Going With Somebody

If I Cannot Do The Group

Going With Somebody8 minNova
Acts 9:27
1 Chronicles 29:14
Held Loosely

Not The Good One

Held Loosely7 minEliana
1 Chronicles 29:14
Luke 10:41
Somebody's Kitchen

I Have Not Hoovered Since March

Somebody's Kitchen7 minEliana
Luke 10:41
Luke 12:32
Four In A Front Room

I Apologize Before Anybody Asks

Four Front7 minImani
Luke 12:32
Isaiah 30:21
Following, Not Leading

My Body Is Not A Signal

Following, Not Leading8 minNova
Isaiah 30:21
Acts 2:42
Devoted To Something

The Sentence I Played Twice

Devoted To Something7 minImani
Acts 2:42
John 20:29
Following, Not Leading

I Have Never Seen One And I Do Not Say So

Following, Not Leading7 minZariah
John 20:29
John 1:41
Going With Somebody

It Never Occurred To Me To Bring Anybody

Going With Somebody7 minTahoma
John 1:41
Deuteronomy 30:14
Following, Not Leading

One More Book Before I Move

Following, Not Leading8 minZev
Deuteronomy 30:14
Proverbs 27:17
Going With Somebody

Twenty Years At One Desk

Going With Somebody8 minZev
Proverbs 27:17
Micah 6:8
Following, Not Leading

The Conversation I Already Know I Should Have

Following, Not Leading8 minCaleb
Micah 6:8
Acts 4:32
Held Loosely

Everything Has My Name On It

Held Loosely8 minAmir
Acts 4:32
Romans 16:5
Somebody's Kitchen

I Say Yes And I Never Ask

Somebody's Kitchen7 minZariah
Romans 16:5
2 Timothy 3:14
Devoted To Something

I Have Never Gone Back To Anything

Devoted To Something8 minEliana
2 Timothy 3:14
Mark 6:7
Going With Somebody

The Empty Passenger Seat

Going With Somebody7 minJubilee
Mark 6:7
Isaiah 55:10
Added, Not Recruited

Fourteen Came And None Stayed

Added, Not Recruited8 minSantiago
Isaiah 55:10
Hebrews 2:1
Devoted To Something

Always The Newest Thing

Devoted To Something8 minJubilee
Hebrews 2:1
Acts 13:2
Going With Somebody

It Feels Like Imposing

Going With Somebody7 minMelody
Acts 13:2
Mark 16:20, with signs following the going, and Matthew 5:23-24, where reconciliation begins with remembered responsibility rather than a requested omen.
Following, Not Leading

The Apology Before the Sign

Following, Not Leading7 minElias
Mark 16:20, with signs following the going, and Matthew 5:23-24, where reconciliation begins with remembered responsibility rather than a requested omen.
Hebrews 5:14
Devoted To Something

Eleven Podcasts And Nothing Stays

Devoted To Something7 minAmir
Hebrews 5:14
Ezra 10:4
Following, Not Leading

A Sign Before I Go Back

Following, Not Leading8 minSantiago
Ezra 10:4
Acts 11:26
Four In A Front Room

We Have Not Given It A Name

Four Front8 minSantiago
Acts 11:26
John 3:30
Added, Not Recruited

They Come For Me

Added, Not Recruited8 minJubilee
John 3:30
Matthew 18:20
Four In A Front Room

It Got Down To Three

Four Front7 minCaleb
Matthew 18:20
Deuteronomy 29:29
Following, Not Leading

Passed Over

Following, Not Leading7 minTahoma
Deuteronomy 29:29
Acts 2:44
Held Loosely

The Only Locked Shed On The Street

Held Loosely8 minTahoma
Acts 2:44
Zechariah 4:10
Four In A Front Room

The Row On The Spreadsheet

Four Front8 minElias
Zechariah 4:10
Genesis 18:4
Somebody's Kitchen

Always The Host Never The Guest

Somebody's Kitchen8 minImani
Genesis 18:4
Zechariah 4:6
Added, Not Recruited

Nine Things We Have Tried

Added, Not Recruited8 minAmir
Zechariah 4:6
Mark 6:7
Going With Somebody

Ask One Person To Come With You

Going With Somebody9 minAmir
Mark 6:7
Acts 2:47
Added, Not Recruited

Put The Number Down

Added, Not Recruited10 minImani
Acts 2:47
Acts 16:13
Four In A Front Room

The Substitute Sunday

Four Front8 minTahoma
Acts 16:13
Numbers 11:17
Going With Somebody

The One Who Arrives First And Alone

Going With Somebody8 minZariah
Numbers 11:17
1 Peter 4:9
Somebody's Kitchen

Using It Feels Like Showing Off

Somebody's Kitchen7 minJubilee
1 Peter 4:9
1 Corinthians 3:6
Added, Not Recruited

It Has Halved In Twelve Years

Added, Not Recruited8 minEliana
1 Corinthians 3:6
Proverbs 3:27
Held Loosely

The Room I Keep In Case

Held Loosely8 minJubilee
Proverbs 3:27
Mark 14:15
Somebody's Kitchen

No Room That Is Mine To Offer

Somebody's Kitchen8 minMelody
Mark 14:15
1 Corinthians 3:6-7
Added, Not Recruited

Leave the Attendance Box Blank

Added, Not Recruited7 minCaleb
1 Corinthians 3:6-7
Acts 2:46
Somebody's Kitchen

Past the Coat Hooks Into the Kitchen

Somebody's Kitchen7 minTahoma
Acts 2:46
Habakkuk 3:17
Following, Not Leading

I Used To See Things

Following, Not Leading8 minImani
Habakkuk 3:17
James 1:23
Devoted To Something

Thirty Saved And None Opened Twice

Devoted To Something7 minMelody
James 1:23
Matthew 5:42
Held Loosely

I Will Give It But I Will Not Lend It

Held Loosely8 minImani
Matthew 5:42
Psalm 119:15
Devoted To Something

I Built A System Instead

Devoted To Something7 minElias
Psalm 119:15
Hebrews 13:5
Held Loosely

It Is Not The Thing It Is The Not Knowing

Held Loosely8 minNova
Hebrews 13:5
Ezra 7:10
Devoted To Something

I Only Read To Prepare

Devoted To Something8 minZariah
Ezra 7:10
Psalm 24:1
Held Loosely

I Always Say When I Need It Back

Held Loosely7 minCaleb
Psalm 24:1
1 Kings 19:12
Four In A Front Room

Four Is Not Avoidance

Four Front8 minNova
1 Kings 19:12