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Spiritual formation and exile
The more we will walk in these uncertain days the more we are in need of spiritual formation and spiritual rhythms. As we go into a spiritual Babylonian exile, we need to understand we are equipped for this time. Without Christ, we deal with a void. John Mark Comer and James Bryan Smith talk about spiritual formation in a time…
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Truth and conspiracy theories
This piece by David French is something I’ve mulled over for awhile because I’ve read both of Jonathan Haidt’s books mentioned in the piece. I’ve also found it’s not just about trying to talk to conspiracy theorists. Ideologies are so entrenched currently, all the mantra is these days is to show someone else just how wrong they are, and BOOM……
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The beauty of hope
“To hope is to ‘borrow grace.’ It is not naive optimism. Hope admits the truth of our vulnerability. It does not trust God to keep all bad things from happening. But it assumes that redemption, beauty, and goodness will be there for us, whatever lies ahead.” — Tish Harrison Warren, Prayer in the Night
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The hard realizations of our evangelical structures
This whole Twitter chain is worth the read. But a snippet:
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Lent: trust the long walk
Lent isn’t a cure all. Growing up as a Pentecostal, the prayer time around the altar was treated as a cure all. Youth camp was treated as a cure all. One time events were treated as cure alls. You pray, God visits you, the Holy Spirit does his work… you move on.
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Lent: We must see our sickness
“The first step toward recovery is admitting you have a problem.” — Alcoholics Anonymous “Unless we see our symptoms and sickness, we do not seek a cure. The Lenten disciplines do not take too long to reveal something to us, and when they do we are supposed to rest in the knowledge of God’s love and grace.” — Lent: The…
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Is the Enneagram a Sacred Cow?
In the past few years I have heard more about the Enneagram and its uses. I am a 5. Since I am a 5, I am dedicated to more learning. I am about to find out if the Enneagram is a sacred cow. 🙂
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The heaviness of this past week SHOULD lead us into Lent
What a week. The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. (Just sit on that thought for a few seconds.)
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The need for help
“I never understood why going to church made you a hypocrite… because nobody goes to church because they’re perfect. If you’ve got it all together, you don’t need to go. You can go jogging with all the other perfect people on Sunday morning. Every time you go to church, you’re confessing again to yourself, to your family, to the people…
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Tasteless discipleship
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. (Matthew 5:13)
