The ungodly word of God
In the Bible, as a matter of fact, God does so many ungodly things–like not remembering our sins, erasing the quite correct handwriting against us, and becoming sin for us–that the only safe course is to come to Scripture with
The ungodly word of God
In the Bible, as a matter of fact, God does so many ungodly things–like not remembering our sins, erasing the quite correct handwriting against us, and becoming sin for us–that the only safe course is to come to Scripture with
Performance, Productivity, & Overflow
You won’t move forward outside of being and becoming a solid self. To be honest that’s fairly opposed to two strong messages in our culture: performance and productivity. Performance tells us that the way to integrate is to pretend.
Performance, Productivity, & Overflow
You won’t move forward outside of being and becoming a solid self. To be honest that’s fairly opposed to two strong messages in our culture: performance and productivity. Performance tells us that the way to integrate is to pretend.
Birthday Reflections
Today is my birthday. It’s a way to mark the passage of time. For me it’s also a way to remember the births and RE-births of my life. I find myself surrounded by friends and loved ones this year. Some
Birthday Reflections
Today is my birthday. It’s a way to mark the passage of time. For me it’s also a way to remember the births and RE-births of my life. I find myself surrounded by friends and loved ones this year. Some
Everything is Grace
Everything is grace. And I’m learning that if we truly saw life for what it is–even the slightly ordinary and hectic one that I’m living here in Vancouver, Washington, we would be baptized in wonder. Kissing your spouse in the
Everything is Grace
Everything is grace. And I’m learning that if we truly saw life for what it is–even the slightly ordinary and hectic one that I’m living here in Vancouver, Washington, we would be baptized in wonder. Kissing your spouse in the
The wakened lover
The wakened lover speaks directly to the beloved, “You are the sky my spirit circles in, the love inside love, the resurrection place. Let this window be your ear. I have lost consciousness many times with longing for your
The wakened lover
The wakened lover speaks directly to the beloved, “You are the sky my spirit circles in, the love inside love, the resurrection place. Let this window be your ear. I have lost consciousness many times with longing for your
The Deepest Self
Life batters and shapes us in all sorts of ways before it’s done, but those original selves which we were born with and which I believe we continue in some measure to be no matter what are selves which still
The Deepest Self
Life batters and shapes us in all sorts of ways before it’s done, but those original selves which we were born with and which I believe we continue in some measure to be no matter what are selves which still
Darkness & Light
In middle class America the lines between darkness and light are blurred into a boundary-less culture of consumerism and lack of responsibility. It is altogether too easy to assume that there is no such thing as evil–at least not anything
Darkness & Light
In middle class America the lines between darkness and light are blurred into a boundary-less culture of consumerism and lack of responsibility. It is altogether too easy to assume that there is no such thing as evil–at least not anything
