"So, what's shaken' down there?" Gabe asked Raphael, a seasoned guardian of an American church. "Looks like they've gathered to worship," Raphael said as he squinted down at the entrance. "What's that…
Category: Worship
Praying With a Squirrel Mind: 5 Blockades and 20 Ways
I've experienced five major blockades that keep me from connecting with God and discovered some practical hacks that have helped me overcome my distracted mind.
Approachable
We can approach Him. To do so is to be rescued from the typical and baptized into the extraordinary. We can come boldly because He replaced the burden of our shame with…
Everyday Thanksgiving
In wanderlust of eternity,I travel streets of grace I know the power of illusion. But I find truth upon Your Face(illusions crumble) the b/ro/ke/nness have weakened bones and feeble flesh. …
I put my hand over my mouth
It’s something in the core of most people: a desire to find out what or who causes messes. And no one likes to get the blame for a mess. As children…
Meditation 2: Today, You Will Be With ME
Listen to this meditation on the Scattered Feast Podcast! The mystery of salvation is never more astounding than this moment. A few feet away from Jesus another man languished under…
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…
Amos Today
(Based on Amos 5:18-24) Woe and pity to the theological geniuses! The ones that gaze upon the charts of dispensational prophecy. The ones that spend their days arguing their religious apologetics…
Can We Go Back to the Way Worship Used to Be? Facedown?
It is interesting to note that there are very few major heroes in the Bible who have not been seen face down before God. Moses and Aaron hit the…
36 Names I Call Him
He’s my secret Treasure amidst the lies of gold The Captain of my vessel, the Guardian of my soul The Champion of my battles, my Warrior in the night My…