?Most of the problems relating to God?s will are already solved when we see prayer not as an effort to change it, but as loving communion which may help in the promotion of that will, whereas without the prayer it might be frustrated.? (Elton Trueblood. A Place to Stand. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, […]
Fearful Leadership
She peeks around the corner to see if I?m up and drinking my coffee with the paper. If I?m lucky, I catch her in the act (but I always act like I didn?t see her). If I?m not lucky, in just a few minutes I?ll be either screaming like a girl or spitting hot coffee […]
Secure Your Oxygen Mask First
?The emphasis upon inner development, when fully considered, turns out to be the most unselfish of enterprises, because, as we live for one another, the best we can give is ourselves. A man has made a step toward a genuine maturity when he realizes that, though he ought to perform kind and just acts, the […]
Do Small Things with Great Love
A while back, I read the Come Be My Light, the story of Mother Teresa?s life and spiritual journey. Many know that she spent most of the last decades of her life with little or no conscious sense of God?s presence, though remained a woman of deep and faithful prayer. Here are a couple of […]
Leadership: Asking for Direction
In the book of Joshua, God?s people have a very unfortunate experience of poor spiritual leadership in what the New Living Translation calls ?The Gibeonite Deception? (sounds like the title of an action/thriller to me). Specifically, as Israel was entering into the land God had promised to them through Abraham, they were not to […]
Are You Significant?
Are you accomplishing something significant??Do you see yourself as significant? Feeling significant is a major quest for some people. In fact, it is a deep-rooted identity issue. Our society contributes to this issue by attempting to make everyone feel significant?thus our kids play games at school where there are no winners or losers. On one […]
Practical Thoughts on Personal Retreats
Recently, I read a book by one of my favorite historic spiritual directors: Reginald Somerset Ward, Lord and Giver of Life. It?s a collection of retreat talks on the Holy Spirit. I paraphrased some of his practical counsel about fully engaging a personal retreat: The body on retreat Sleep well. Try for eight hours per […]
