Progress To A Transformed Christian Life
Reposted from 2019 On July 17, you should have eaten a Hot Dog while getting a Tattoo. You should have done this because that day was both National Hot Dog Day and National Tattoo Day. Recently, I was trying to explain Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lent, and Bastille Day to one of our daughters. As... Continue Reading →
Wednesday mornings are my writing days. This is the day that I try to bang out a blog post from start to finish. I didn't do that this Wednesday. What did I do instead? I researched and filled out my NCAA Tournament brackets. Is there value in play as a spiritual practice or is that... Continue Reading →
I am a guy who has obsessive tendencies. I once prided myself in reading weekly Sports Illustrated issues cover to cover before the next week's issue arrived. I had a small transistor radio called the Street Beat that I carried around the house so I wouldn't miss a pitch of a Texas Rangers' baseball broadcast.... Continue Reading →
Everyone has a spiritual life. From Donald Trump to a child in the slums of India, we all have unbodily personal power to choose, feel, think, and run our life. This idea that being spiritual is a description of being disconnected from reality or a little out there is just wrong. Dallas Willard says that... Continue Reading →
Just as hurry has made the present a place that few people are satisfied living in, technology and its communicative ability to transport us digitally someplace else and with someone else has made us more and more distant from the people who may need us right where we are. Mark Galli, in a piece entitled... Continue Reading →
Why do so many New Year's Resolutions fail? Because most of the people who make them change nothing about their life in order to reach their goal. You might be saying, "Isn't change what all resolutions are all about?" The path that most people take when adopting a New Year's Resolution is to make it... Continue Reading →
If you are a pastor and you want to get your name and face on TV just start criticizing everything around you in culture. You will get carted out in front of the cameras and show up on TV talk shows. Unfortunately, the minute you do this will be the minute that you cease to... Continue Reading →
On Dec. 4 I will run in the White Rock Marathon in Dallas. Once a week, I will provide my observations on the connection between the spiritual life and training to run a marathon. Please visit my White Rock fundraising page to honor my daughter and contribute to a great cause. St. Irenaeus once said that, "The glory of God... Continue Reading →
On December 4, I will be running in my first marathon. That is, if all goes well in my training. But I am off to a good start. I am running the White Rock Marathon in Dallas. Besides the personal pride and achievement associated with running 26.2 miles, I am also running because the main... Continue Reading →
Henri Nouwen, for all of his scholarship and academic pedigree, was a master at taking aspects of the spiritual life and making them accessible and appealing. I have read his book, The Way of the Heart, many times and his Return of the Prodigal Son is one of my all time favorite books. I have... Continue Reading →
