I am beginning a brand new book out called Shaky Ground: What to Do After the Bottom Drops Out by Traci Rhoades. It is an invitation to learn from the broader Church and its history rather than one narrow slice of what we have experienced in our lives.
Continue reading “No surprises for God”Four deep questions in my life
I was reminded of four deep questions that draw me to life in the Kingdom of God:
What is real?
Continue reading “Four deep questions in my life”The long road of grief
As I reflect on the “last third” of my life, I also reflect on dying well. There are those we leave behind, and the grief to walk through is deep and long lasting. When I was in my 20s I served as a part time chaplain for hospice care. I came home most nights talking to my wife about death and dying. She thought I was a little morbid.
Continue reading “The long road of grief”A simple reminder
Matthew 6:22–23 (NLT)
22 “Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. 23 But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!
Deep righteousness
If there is a place I could camp in Scriptures for the rest of my life, it would be the Sermon on the Mount. I find so many other places to love and visit, but the Sermon has been my Everest climb for the past 25 plus years.
Continue reading “Deep righteousness”We have pursued power
My ancient wells reading now has me in the Sermon on the Mount. This is a key time for me to be dwelling in this passage as I think about “Last Third Living.”
I also dwell on the few verses before 5:1 and think about “power” and “attraction.”
Continue reading “We have pursued power”“Last Third Living”
A concept that has been rattling around in my head the last few weeks is what I’ve labeled “Last Third Living.” The Lord willing, I am in the last one-third of my life. How do I want to finish?
Continue reading ““Last Third Living””A prayer for renewal
Two statements showed up on my timeline back to back from different sources and they call me to prayer.
Continue reading “A prayer for renewal”A prayer for the Fourth of July
Exhaustion
David French gets to the heart of most things culturally and politically in a way that speak volumes to me. His free weekly comments are spot on this week as well when it comes to our nation and the Fourth of July.
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Apprentice 2 Jesus 