A while back, I was reading from Anne Morrow Lindbergh?s letters and journals in Against Wind and Tide. I was struck by a comment she made about writing. I think it?s a comment that applies to all of life. ??the writer must stay centered in the moment. Both fear and hope are in the future […]
Discerning Our Feelings
In seeking to better understand spiritual experiences of consolation and desolation, I have especially appreciated the writings of Thomas H. Green. For example, in his book A Vacation With the Lord, he suggests: ?Desolation includes feeling states like turmoil, anxiety and restlessness, loss of faith, loss of hope, loss of love. Consolation is all that […]
God With Us
For the past few months I’ve been thinking a lot about the interaction between God and Moses at the burning bush. The story is really incredible on a number of levels, but I’ve been lingering on a few words. Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; […]
How Do You Balance Work & Rest?
A while back, a pastor wrote me and asked for a little help with finding rest and balance in his busy ministry life. I wrote him back a letter something like this. (I think this could help Christian leaders in other settings as well) ?Thank you for asking about cultivating healthier rhythms of rest and […]
Making Excuses for Silence & Solitude
If you haven?t read Anne Morrow Lindbergh?s little book, Gift from the Sea, you?d enjoy it as a summer spiritual ice chest for your soul. Listen to this insightful passage: ?If one sets aside time for a business appointment, a trip to the hairdresser, a social engagement, or a shopping expedition, that time is accepted […]
Morning Prayer: Luke 8:1-15
Reading 1?? A Word After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him. (Luke 8:1 NIV) What was Jesus basic message? Luke says that he was ?proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God.? To what degree […]
Learning to Abide in Weakness
?Holiness does not lie on the other side of temptation; it is to be found in the midst of temptation. It does not sit waiting for us on a level above our weakness; it is given us in weakness, or else we would elude the power of God that is operative only in our weakness. […]
