My recent pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago would not have been the same if I had not trained for it. As soon as my friend, Kay, and I decided we were going to embark on this adventure we began training. She flew up to meet me in Tennessee and we took our first walk […]
How to Beat Procrastiholism
I’m going to work. I’m going to church. Both of these statements take our humanness and turn it into a place. Church is not a place and neither is work. We can easily see the error in this thinking about the church by simply looking at scripture. The church is human beings communing with Christ […]
Filling the Emptiness
Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee. Saint Augustine There’s a concept floating around. It has something to do with all of us having this heart-shaped hole inside of us only God can fill. I believe this to be metaphorically true. I think it’s often communicated (or perceived) that this filling is a one time event. […]
Light in the Darkness
I shivered as I stepped out into the cold night air. Part of me looked forward to running in the dark, while the other part shivered at the thought. I used to run at night all the time when I was in college, for study breaks and inspiration. That was different, though, there were street […]
Advent Reflections – Longing for Irresistibility (Fourth Monday of Advent – Christmas Eve)
Our Worship For Christmas Eve this Advent, let us worship this coming King through the scripture passages that tell of this miraculous Christmas story. Isaiah 7:14 (NIV) Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Malachi 3:1-4 (KJV) Behold, […]
Advent Reflections – Longing for Irresistibility (Fourth Sunday of Advent)
Our Worship For our final Sunday of Advent, let us worship the Lord’s loyal love for us. Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26 Common English Bible (CEB) A maskil[a] of Ethan the Ezrahite. 89 I will sing of the Lord’s loyal love forever. I will proclaim your faithfulness with my own mouth from one generation to the next. 2 That’s […]
Advent Reflections – Longing for Irresistibility (Third Saturday of Advent)
Our Worship John’s testimony was plain, simple, and direct. He wasn’t the Light, but he lived his life as a pointer to the Light. Praise God today for His light. Pray that your life would emanate light. John 1:6-8 Common English Bible (CEB) 6 A man named John was sent from God. 7 He came as a witness to […]
