i long for the Unseen Place not just Heaven no. a place on earth as it is where You are King and love reigns in everything my source my guide and friend, show me the secret and glorious end amen
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The Art of Emptiness
In an era when we idolize “big,” God challenges us to live a lowercase life, putting others before ourselves, giving rather than taking, serving rather than demanding, and dying to self rather than living for self. And it all begins with the first word of the greatest sermon: “Blessed are the poor in spirit,For theirs is the more »
Life is a Scattered Feast
He leads me each day, (Provider God) He created me needy, and messy. i see beauty and brokenness, abandonment and acceptance, hope and dread, mourning and dancing, weeping and laughter, death and resurrection, blooming and wilting, wonder and monotony, smiling and wincing, emptiness and abundance, darkness and illumination, saying and silence, complexity and simplicity, embracing more »
5 Ways to Avoid Becoming Overwhelmed
It had been an especially difficult year for our church. A number of key long-standing members abruptly left our church in protest to the changes we had incorporated in our schedule in the hopes of reaching new people. At our monthly leadership meeting, we were discussing the issue when Carl stood up, grabbed his coat more »
Modern Lamentations I
The image that swirls freely in perilous realms between sleeping and awake my banner of fullness in grief embodies every impulse. Fissures on the surface unveil the aspects of consequence And echoes of confusion and understanding. That feeling of helplessness when tragedy is unstoppable Regret stands in the foreground How could things have been different? more »
Communion: Avoiding the Awkward and Encountering the Amazing
Growing up in the church, the Lord’s Supper often seemed mechanical, cold and unfamiliar to me. Why? Because it was done in a mechanical, cold, and unfamiliar way. The subtext of many of these celebrations seemed to be, “We only do this once every three months and so we barely know how this will more »
The Most Surprising Thing about Family
Perhaps the most surprising thing about our journey as a family is that it is so surprising. The most predicable thing about life is its singular unpredictability. Think about all the things that you’ve experienced in your family that caused you to shake your head and say, “Well, I didn’t see that coming.” I’d venture more »
Today is Most Noble
God holds the future and redeems all of yesterday. But today is closer to me. What an amazing concept today, right now, really is. Today- I hope you aren’t planning a siege on your enemy. I hope you aren’t judging the person in the room. I hope you aren’t swallowed up in regret. I hope more »
The World’s First Smart Phone
Siri and I are having issues. I believe I lean too much on her and I forget that she does not have the capability of an administrative assistant, as most commercials would assume. She’ll take me to Cracker Barrel when I want to go to Kroger. She’ll call my blood donation center when I ask more »
Grace is on a Family Tree
My friend loves Jesus. That sounds commonplace, doesn’t it? It becomes less pedestrian when I tell you that his Mom died a drug addict and his father was a devout atheist. My friend was gloriously saved at the age of 10 at a Vacation Bible School event and never looked back. This. Makes. No. Sense. more »