?How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land?? Ps. 137:4 I carefully untwisted the lid, placed the vial close to my nose and took a quick sniff. The label said it was orange scented. The next one was gardenia scented and the next cinnamon roll. Vial after vial of […]
About Craig Babb
Listening is the Doorway to Love
?One of the Pharisees, an expert in the law, tested Jesus with this question: ?Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?? Jesus replied, ?Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is first and greatest commandment. And the second is like […]
Learning to Listen
“And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.’ Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.” Matt.3:17-4:1 I?ve been musing about the difficulty of change. I would offer that change is the fruit of learning. We […]
A Lifelong Learner: Remain Open to Change
My life long field of study has been adult spiritual formation and development. I love researching about it, talking about it, teaching on it, and even attempting to live it out. I?ve done it at camps, churches, chapels, Bible Schools (both national and international), retreats, pulpits, class rooms, living rooms, training centers, for not-for-profit and […]
Friendship in the Kingdom of God
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. … I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.” […]
How Then Shall We Live?
The rabbinic tradition had embedded in it an experience that came to be known as Midrash. Simply put, it was the opportunity for the contemporary culture to fill in the blanks that older cultures left unanswered. The Law was still present and good, it was the expression of the Father?s heart for his creation, but […]
Spiritual Direction: Coming Alongside
Our little group of pilgrims was standing on the mainland of England, peering out across the bay to Lindisfarne, Holy Island. ?Stuck in the muddied bay were a dozen tall poles. Our guide told us those were ?way markers? placed centuries ago by previous pilgrims; they mark the safe passage toward the island. To me […]
