Look. See. Live. #growrule
As part of my Lenten disciplines, I’m using a tool from The Society of Saint John the Evangelist called “Growing a Rule of Life.” As…
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Tables and Holy Experiences
I have a sense of my first Maundy Thursday service, but I can’t quite place where it falls in my history. I was not a…
An Examen for Ministry #NaBloPoMo
Too often, we simply don’t stop to ask questions, to examine our lives. We do things without thinking about the consequences or implications. We do…
Keep P.U.S.H.ing!
My aunt Barb has been diagnosed and treating uterine and ovarian cancer for about two years now. She has been through a few rounds of…
Who do you say I am?
I started reading Neil Cole’s Organic Church this morning. I am highlighting like a fool, but one line caused me to stop and pick up…
Plural Pronouns and Prayers
Yesterday, our family was boating on the Cedar River and we pulled into this little cove we like to visit. Often, in the summer, it…
True Worship
“We keep a troubled vigil at the bedside of the world,” writes Howard Thurman, “Thus we clutch the moment of intimacy in worship when we…
Corporate Prayer for the Desperate
Holy and Forsaken God, We come into your presence knowing that you felt utter desperation and loneliness. You felt isolated and forgotten. You felt unimaginable…