On Christmas Eve morning, I received a lesson on vulnerability. Roscoe, our special needs son, is tethered full time to a feeding tube. He can’t feed himself. He relies on this plastic lifeline no more than a few millimeters wide to bring nourishment to his body. Of course, he also relies on my wife and […]
Heavy-Hearted at Christmas
Editor’s note: Julie White, a graduate of Generation 18, brings a valuable perspective during a time of year when the reality of life crosses path with the joy of Christmas. Julie is the founder and Executive Director of “The Unfolding Soul”; a ministry which offers people spiritual rest and renewal so they can deepen their […]
An Advent Experiment
Today’s blog is written by Shawn Stutz. Shawn is a graduate of Generation 16 and currently a participant in Discipleship Faculty Training 4. He is instrumental in the launch of Journey Appalachia, coming fall of 2020. Shawn serves as the Executive Director of FOCUS Ministries, a prison and reentry nonprofit, in East Tennessee. He and […]
The Gift of Slow
Editor’s note: Today’s blog is written by Kurt Pflegl, a recent graduate of Journey Spiritual Direction 2. Kurt is the pastor of Elevate Church in San Luis Obispo, CA. We invite you to join him on his journey with Jesus living with a neurological disorder. I struggle with a disease called Inclusion Body Myositis. It’s […]
Feeling Blinded
Editors Note: This is a guest post from Discipling Faculty member, Grace Cabalka, regarding the rawness we all feel around the violence we see in our culture today. We invite you to join Grace’s journey, and the rest of the leadership team at TLI, in honest personal reflection and communal lament. I recently finished a […]
A Sense of Humor
Editor’s Note: This is the last post of a 7-part series where we have shared some poignant and inspiring reflections from our Journey alum, Al Janssen, who spent nearly 20 years working in ministry with Brother Andrew of Open Doors. A personal note from Al about this blog post… How is a deep friendship forged? […]
A Mighty Weapon
Editor’s Note: We are at post 6 of a 7-part series where we are sharing some poignant and inspiring reflections from our Journey alum, Al Janssen, who spent nearly 20 years working in ministry with Brother Andrew of Open Doors. A personal note from Al about this blog post… I try to imagine what it […]
