In his book The Divine Conspiracy, Dallas Willard states that, “the aim of the popular teacher in Jesus’ time was not to impart information but to make a significant change in the lives of the hearers...it is a peculiarly modern notion that the aim of teaching is to bring people to know things that may... Continue Reading →

The voice I heard told me to stop running and to pause. Then it told me to let pass whatever was coming in my field of vision or minds eye, to let myself take in the moment and whatever came my way. Then splat. My head did not just pass through a low hanging branch... Continue Reading →

Paul has a prayer for the church of Ephesus that took my breath away when I heard it the other day. Here is the prayer:  I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[f] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.... Continue Reading →

My opinion doesn’t really matter. How I feel often leads to poor judgement. My assumptions are often wrong. My moods frequently show I am just tired and not experiencing some wrong inflicted on me from others. My desires will never be satisfied if they are most important. So, what is the alternative? You may think... Continue Reading →

Nicodemus questions Jesus. The Rich Young Ruler has a question he needs answered. The disciples question how to pray, the meaning of parables, and an assortment of misunderstandings of Jesus’ teachings. Jesus spends so much of his time being quizzed and questioned. The Pharisees keep trying to trap him, the disciples are consistently not getting... Continue Reading →

“He is the devout man...who considers God in everything.” - William Law Is Law talking about everything but not my job? Everything but not my treatment of servers at a restaurant? Is it everything but not that story I can’t wait to tell on someone I don’t like? Is it everything but not that area... Continue Reading →

Jesus wept , and sweated drops of blood, and looked across a room and saw his betrayer, and had everyone he loved abandon him, and begged God to take his pain from him, and grieved the unfaithfulness of man, and heard lies spilled about him, and was tortured, and executed.  His torment, pain, loss, and... Continue Reading →

My morning spiritual routine is never static. I tweak it and change it to meet my current work schedule or physical or family priorities. I have written about it before but what I do currently is something different.  I thought I would share my routine with you so that it might give you some ideas... Continue Reading →

When we most needed to be generous, we hoarded.  When we most needed to pray, we clicked the next episode.  When we most needed to practice empathy, we came up with excuses and criticized.  When we most needed to embrace solitude and rest, we went on political rants and mined the internet for groups that... Continue Reading →

If prayers are supposed to be conversations we are having with God then our prayers will have the kind of variety we find in our conversational lives. When not praying, our conversations throughout the day may include stories told, small talk about the weather and the strain of the everyday, the next thing that is... Continue Reading →