Category Archives: God
…mean what they say.
This quarter I am taking a directed study Seminary course on the art of reading the Bible. What I’ve come to see is that this practice also encompasses the art of being alive, of being human, and of living in
…mean what they say.
This quarter I am taking a directed study Seminary course on the art of reading the Bible. What I’ve come to see is that this practice also encompasses the art of being alive, of being human, and of living in
What is Love?
“Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and border and salute each other.” -Rainer Maria Rilke What does love consist of? It’s a curious question. According to Rilke, love consists of two solitudes participating in an “each other” relationship. I have
What is Love?
“Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and border and salute each other.” -Rainer Maria Rilke What does love consist of? It’s a curious question. According to Rilke, love consists of two solitudes participating in an “each other” relationship. I have
We Are What We Eat
Bread goes through three transformations of life and death in the steps it takes to go from wheat to eat. The first is when seeds are harvested (a euphemism for death) in order to become wheat. The seeds contain potential
We Are What We Eat
Bread goes through three transformations of life and death in the steps it takes to go from wheat to eat. The first is when seeds are harvested (a euphemism for death) in order to become wheat. The seeds contain potential
Down In The Valley
Jesus spent a lot of time coming down from mountaintops: after he’s tempted, after the sermon on the mount, after the transfiguration. The valley is where he lived and acted and healed people. It’s easy to stay on top of
Down In The Valley
Jesus spent a lot of time coming down from mountaintops: after he’s tempted, after the sermon on the mount, after the transfiguration. The valley is where he lived and acted and healed people. It’s easy to stay on top of
Awe-yeah
Awe: an overwhelming feeling produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like. When was the last time you felt awe? If it’s been a while, slow down and open your eyes to what (and who) is around you. What was your response to being awed? Were you overcome
Experience Not Freedom
From 10Am to 11PM on Saturday a group of friends and I watched all three Lord of the Rings movies (the extended versions). We ate all the hobbit meals: second breakfast, elevensies, afternoon tea, supper, etc. It was one of
Experience Not Freedom
From 10Am to 11PM on Saturday a group of friends and I watched all three Lord of the Rings movies (the extended versions). We ate all the hobbit meals: second breakfast, elevensies, afternoon tea, supper, etc. It was one of
In the between
“Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the Shadow.” -T.S. Eliot, The Hollow Man 15 words, 5 lines, the power and beauty of poetry. (This is only part of the much longer poem which
In the between
“Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the Shadow.” -T.S. Eliot, The Hollow Man 15 words, 5 lines, the power and beauty of poetry. (This is only part of the much longer poem which
Inner Space
Last week at the Young Life All-Staff Celebration I learned that pastoral leaders: Experience emotion more deeply than others Offer a defensive, superlative self (a.k.a. they need to be liked) Carry a depressive trait (twice the national average) Know shame
Inner Space
Last week at the Young Life All-Staff Celebration I learned that pastoral leaders: Experience emotion more deeply than others Offer a defensive, superlative self (a.k.a. they need to be liked) Carry a depressive trait (twice the national average) Know shame
Into the Dark
Along with writing on this blog, I also write for the website rednow.com (that’s wonder spelled backwards…get it? Cool, right?). You can read more about the site by clicking here. We are in the process of re-branding, improving, and re-launching
Into the Dark
Along with writing on this blog, I also write for the website rednow.com (that’s wonder spelled backwards…get it? Cool, right?). You can read more about the site by clicking here. We are in the process of re-branding, improving, and re-launching
Selection, Waste & Narrowing
We assume, I think, that because God is big and all-encompassing and above and beyond and Other; that because He created us and the whole world, well, we assume that God works in the big and general and abstract. When
Selection, Waste & Narrowing
We assume, I think, that because God is big and all-encompassing and above and beyond and Other; that because He created us and the whole world, well, we assume that God works in the big and general and abstract. When
