What must we free up to unleash the potential to hear from God and provide the fodder for realignment with God’s preferred future? What must be let go of that has satisfied us for selfish or temporal motives but are now to be jettisoned for purer, more holy, ends?
Read MoreGrowth in the Christian life is not something we can take or leave. It is happening 24-7 as we walk through our days whether we realize it or not.
Read MoreIn April of 1976, I visited the monastery of Gethsemani outside of Louisville, Kentucky, when Meredith were in seminary. I met and spoke to the abbot who knew Thomas Merton. It was a transformative period in my life when I was searching for models on how to engage with my ever spinning world.
Read MoreThe Paul McCartney song above was always one of my favorites. If you listen to it for a moment you will hear the plaintive desire for relationship. It is a love song but can easily be seen as a yearning for something just beyond our grasp but still not impossible.
Read MoreBoth the field and the pearl are metaphors for the kingdom of God – that state of being in which God is reigning in our life and his presence is shaping our reality. The kingdom of God is here now, if we are willing to arrange our life to embrace it. Paul speaks in passionate terms of using every ounce of his energy and intentionality to present every person mature in Christ - beginning, presumably, with himself. The only question, it seems, is, how bad do you want it?
Read MoreWell. Here we are on the journey. I have never run a marathon. For those who have, and I know many, the first order of business or training is putting on a pair of running shoes and stepping out the door and taking the first step. The first burst of energy dissipates about 500 meters down the road as you realize just how out of shape or out of wind you have become. You begin to walk and then run again, for a few more meters, and then head home after 20 minutes. What happened?
Read MoreThe adventure begins. This cultural moment in our lives is the opportunity to fully embrace all that God has for us. History has shown us that times of uncertainty and confusion can surface regularly in our collective experience.
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