When you’re on an extended journey, it is beneficial to see signposts along the route, encouraging you to continue on your way, guiding you to a particular destination. Whether that guidance comes in the form of a road map, a curriculum map, or other directions to follow, you find reassurance that someone else has already …
Category: Spiritual Life
Lifelines
Songwriters have a challenging job. Perhaps you might disagree with this statement, but before you dismiss it outright, please consider that a song is crafted to fulfill one or more of the following purposes: it pleases the ear, it induces feeling, it shares a story, it evokes memories, it aids learning, and it communicates concepts …
Contented Souls
Are you ever saddened by an occurrence that really has little or nothing to do with your life personally, but for whatever reason, stirs emotion inside of you? If you answer in the affirmative, I’d be curious for you to share your story with me sometime. Being fairly certain that your story will differ greatly …
How to Die
Perhaps we are not well acquainted. If that is the case, let me offer an attempt to prepare you before you continue reading—I’m not afraid to ask hard questions—whether those questions are for myself, for others, for leaders, or for God. There might be a slight hesitation if I fear I should already possess the …
Where’s Wherever?
Over the past several months, my prayer/mantra has come from the lyrics of a hymn we sang often in church as a child, Wherever He Leads, I’ll Go. And it’s a sincere desire coming from the depths of my heart; however, I admit to extending the line a bit with “Wherever He Leads…but Where’s Wherever? …
It’s Just Biscuits
It’s Just Biscuits…Is that not a catchier title than “Fear Not”? After listening to Eric Gilbert’s message more than three times in the last month, that’s the lesson that resonated with me. If ever presented the chance, I might just offer my unsolicited opinion; however, it’s mentioned in this post because rather than the theme …
Understanding Helps
“Even when there is nothing anyone can do, Understanding Helps.” Perhaps referencing a quote from a fiction book where the plot description is: “An FBI hostage negotiator confronts a commercial pilot who has hijacked his own plane in this spellbinding thriller…” is not a proper place to hear the Quiet Whispers of God; however, as …
Siri in the Sky
Santa Claus relationship, vending-machine view, tech-support request—these are three of the latest descriptors I find personally challenging when asked to consider how I approach the spiritual discipline of prayer. This thought-provoking encounter is not dissimilar to the experience with reading Scripture that I share in the post entitled Stay or Go after reading Jen Wilkin’s …
I Noah Guy
“Need an ark? I Noah Guy.” I smile every time…not exactly sure what that communicates about me, but I love a quality creative pun, and even perhaps cheesy ones that make me groan aloud. Two of the best avenues to be punny is in naming a business or a color—nail polish, wall paint, or crayons—doesn’t …
Wrestling Coach
Academic people intimidate me. Yes, I comprehend the irony of that statement but it’s also accurate. To prove this statement even further, I will confess a true event: I once returned the book provided for a faculty dialogue group because I didn’t understand it! Fortunately, this has only happened once and the opportunity to converse …
Flourishing @ Life 