My church is dead, and summer killed it. But don't let summer kill your spiritual walk, too. [Click title to read more.]
Category: spirituality
Walking In The Footsteps Of Those Who Came Before
An ancient manuscript fragment reminds me that the faith-work of today can be the blessing of generations to come. [Click title to read more.]
Obedience As Intimacy
Obedience is a form of engagement with God: an act of explicit intimacy and great love. [Click title to read more.]
The Complexity of the Psalms
We miss the fullness and the complexity of the Psalms when we insist on cherry-picking certain cheery verses from them. [Click title to read more.]
The Master of the Sea
One of the blessings of growing older in Christ has been the simple knowledge that I can only control so much. [Click title to read more.]
Lessons From A Robin’s Nest
In all honesty, too many of us are hothouse believers: Christians who only fully express their holy nature when the circumstances and the moment and their feelings are right. [Click title to read more.]
We Can’t Argue People Into Becoming Christians
Sometimes sharing Christ means leaving space for God to work. [Click title to read more.]
Spiritual Reflection Needs To Be More Than “What Am I Doing Wrong?”
It's hard to figure out how your faith walk is going if you never look at it, and yet we're often tempted to treat that sort of introspection the same way we treat food that is healthy but that we don't really want to eat: we put it on the back shelf of the fridge until it molds, and we pretend it isn't there. [Click title to read more.]
Strive For Authenticity, Not Admiration
A Christian who has attempted to avoid, smooth out, or hide from every imperfection in their life becomes removed and isolated, divorced from the purpose of their being. [Click title to read more.]
Be Wary Of Churning Out Marthas Rather Than Marys
Missing from all of our Christian "doing" is the deliberate cultivation of a reflective interior life that allows for individual growth and a changing, evolving, rich relationship with God. [Click title to read more.]
