when we try to hem God in…
so we toil faithfully in the garden, and we pray, and we hope never to knowingly try to hem God in... or quench the Spirit... or put Jesus in a box.
how can we possibly be cynical when we are around children?
Children provide the most compelling motivation to keep on track and to live lives of active faith
belief expressed in action equals faith
Faith simply does not come into play until we put belief into action.
“there’s a sweet, sweet (loud and boisterous) spirit in this place”
One of the great joys in life is to witness and be a part of passion and enthusiasm. Maybe that is why I love children so much, and why I feel so encouraged and filled up when I attend our church - it's the undeniable, irrepressible, authentic spirit of life.
our culture of anger, outrage, and tantrums
when we understand what makes God angry then maybe we can put our own self-interested outrage in perspective.
sharing beauty and looking for hope in a challenging journey #ALS
to make more room for learning, and wonder, and transformation...
another cultural gem this weekend in Wake Forest
t's the intimacy, the accessibility, the closeness to the kind of greatness most people only experience via a recording
Jesus, my amygdala, and Emeril Lagasse
In the practice of faith... we don't always "do good works" because we can't help ourselves
Does the way you talk/act honor Jesus?
pay attention, because God wants to have a quiet word with you...
“Pride” – the first of a seven-part series of weekly posts
I'm glad I'm a continuous work in progress. There is never any doubt that I have much to learn and that I stand eternally in need of grace and forgiveness and mercy.
