Category: Spirituality
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“I am” or “I am not”
When I’m specifically asked about my association with Jesus – by friend or foe – I want my response to be consistently faith-affirming, truth-filled, love-laced, unwavering, and invitational!
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Anticipated Restoration
I find remarkable comfort and encouragement in these stories from Holy Week. If Jesus couldn’t find twelve better disciples than these, then maybe there’s hope for me and my ministry. If Jesus, knowing the disciples would fall short when he needed them, still planned to forgive and restore them afterward,…
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The Conversion of a Recovering Spiritual Realist
As of today, I’m going to try a spiritual experiment. For the next weeks, months or maybe even years, I’m going to intentionally focus my prayers on what Nouwen calls my “beloved-ness.” I’m going to strive to keep my eyes and ears, my mind and soul focused on anything and…
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In-Tune and On-Tempo With God: A Musical Interpretation of Spirituality
Too often, I think of obedience as forced compliance to God’s demands. There’s no joy in compliance. There’s no relationship in compliance. There’s no freedom in compliance. Mostly, compliance suggests coercion and fear of repercussion. Too often, I think of God’s Will as being too narrow, too limiting. Rather, what…
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SuperSoul Question #8: “What do you know for sure?” (Part 8, of an eight-part series of posts, based on interview questions Oprah typically asks on her SuperSoul Conversations Podcast.)
God exists… God is good… God is for us, not against us.
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SuperSoul Question #6: “What is your personal prayer?” (Part six, of an eight-part series of posts, based on interview questions Oprah typically asks on her SuperSoul Conversations Podcast.)
My prayer is mostly silent. My prayer, primarily, is simply resting in God’s presence, being as fully present and attentive to God as I can manage, as I’m confident God is fully present to me.
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SuperSoul Question #5: “What is the secret to a happy life?” (Part five, of an eight-part series of posts, based on interview questions Oprah typically asks on her SuperSoul Conversations Podcast.)
So, what is the secret to happiness? IT’S NOT A SECRET! The Bible’s been teaching it for years. Forget about happiness – that’s the secret. Forget about it. Enjoy it when it comes for a visit. But, don’t worry about happiness. Instead, seek joy. Learn to be content. Know God,…
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SuperSoul Question #3: “Have you always considered yourself a spiritual person?” (Part three, of an eight-part series of posts, based on interview questions Oprah typically asks on her SuperSoul Conversations Podcast.)
These days, I know God is real, and I know God is with me. I feel God in me, as close as my heart beating in my chest. When I listen, God speaks. When I search for God, I don’t have to look very far. Neither do you.
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My 2018 Reading List
One of my goals for 2018 was to read fifty books. Unfortunately, I only made it to forty nine! If I try really hard, I might be able to finish number fifty (Ellie Wiesel’s All Rivers Run to the Sea) before the ball drops at midnight. We’ll see. Either way, I’m close…
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