Rilke says to celebrate the questions. 1. A truth has circled me like a persistent fly, zooming in close and then away again. When I stare straight at it, it becomes momentarily clear. Then suddenly it’s gone disappearing into thin air. The truth hurts almost as much as my perception of my Being Broken has wounded me, at […]
(I am) Under Construction: I Believe in the God who keeps time and has a long view that I cannot comprehend
I am grieving my father’s absence today. I miss him terribly. (This is true, even while it is also true that I was afraid of him all my life.) He was my father and I loved him. He was wise and could be gentle and kind. Yesterday while reflecting on where I have come from, I […]
I Sold My Soul to Work: A response to Blackhawk’s sermon “Success”
One of the strongest messages I received from my father was don’t be a slacker. Fairly regularly he communicated to me that he was fearful that I just might be one. It was subtle, but I got the message that I needed to work harder. He was always pushing. He was very driven. I thought being driven […]
Financially Together as Two Single People – Part 2
“For many years now Tom and I have felt like we’re playing the Game of the American Dream. Although it looks perfectly delightful on the outside, the conspicuous consumption of our lives keeps us awake at night. … We are continuously asking ourselves how can we live more deliberately? “(From Week One.) Week Two: Financial […]
dance on the tightrope of life
That cosmic space where we balance so gingerly, where we so often live between discontent and content. Surely it has a name? Presuming I know, I believe we are meant to live in that space as Christ followers. If one becomes too content we become apathetic to the cries of the world and to God’s […]
Anticipation … is Making Me Wait.
“Faith is different from theology because theology is reasoned, systematic, and orderly, whereas faith is disorderly, intermittent, and full of surprises … Faith is homesickness. Faith is a lump in the throat. Faith is less a position on than a movement toward, less a sure thing than a hunch. Faith is waiting.” — Frederick Buechner […]
re|think everything
(re|think) noun Pronunciation:/ˈriːθɪŋk/ [in singular] a reassessment, especially one that results in changes being made. I am thinking about many things including the future of this blog. I was particularly challenged by a conversation this weekend. My sister questioned why I “live so much in the past?” She was wishing for me that I would […]
Stop Trying So Hard!
Don’t lose any opportunity, however small, of being gentle toward everyone. Don’t rely on your own efforts to succeed in your various undertakings, but only on God’s help. Then rest in his care of you, confident that he will do what is best for you, provided that you will, for your part, work diligently but […]
