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On the road — the goodness of people
I grew up in the Midwest. I’ve lived briefly in the west. A lot in the upper midwest. Now the South. I am deeply rooted in the Midwest. This road trip has reconnected me with that sense of rootedness. Our driving root from southern Missouri to visit more family in Iowa took me down county roads and state highways I’d…
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On the road
We are on the road for a few weeks as we wrap up summer. It’s a trip to see family and friends. It also means less time reading, more time listening to audiobooks and podcasts, and then reflecting on them.
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It just IS
Last third living is more contemplative. It is more open and moving toward rest. It is broadening, not restricting. More toward forgiveness, less toward dividing.
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Learning how to respond
Richard Rohr’s book, Falling Upward, is part of my core list of influential books at this time in my life and certainly my top three as I consider what I’ve called “last third living.”
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Spiritual amnesia
A marvelous little book that has had a tremendous impact on me in this stage of life is Falling Upward by Richard Rohr. The book is a call to recognize the fullness of the reality of God that is truly in us.
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The absence of words doesn’t change reality
This podcast with David French really needs your attention. I know those who don’t claim to be Christian Nationalists (and are) and those who are bold enough to SAY they are Christian Nationalists (with their alternative meaning) won’t take the time. My appeal is fellow believers who are about my age and are tired of speaking out.
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Nostaligic history, reading the Bible well, and other such things
Two recent podcasts are worth your time in our current cultural season. This one with Russell Moore and Karen Swallow Prior discusses the way we read Scripture, how to read well, and is a good conversation between two people who long to hold on to Jesus and are getting re-acclimated to a world that has shifted greatly in the last…
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Why we still need to pay attention
Russell Moore has a new book out that is a look into our current spiritual climate in Evangelical America. As he has talked about the book leading up to the release, it’s a lot of personal story as well.
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Living in the abundance of God
Psalm 23 unfolds for us the radiant abundance of the Shepherd who provides for us life without lack. “We are blessed to live in a world where there is a fully self-sufficient, generous God who wants to provide what is best for us and loves us more than we could ever imagine.” — Dallas Willard, Life Without Lack
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There is a difference between nostalgia and revival
The American Church isn’t interested in revival. It is interested in nostalgia. We don’t get both. We are opting for the wrong one.
