May 13, 2008
Let nothing perturb you…
Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything.
–Mother Teresa
Entries Tagged as 'contemplation'
May 5, 2008
Running…
I ran the Broad Street Run (10 miles) yesterday. The weather was perfect. I only run two or three races a year. It is quite a rush to gather with a group of runners (22,000) and spectators. Here are some random thoughts and oberservations about the race and running in general:
1. There are internal and external dimensions of running. [...]
April 12, 2008
Resiliency…
The brown patches in my greening lawn are the work of grubs my neighbor tells me. Apparently my tardy application of Scotts Step 3 last year was not good enough. “They eat the roots of your grass,” my neighbor says. “That’s why those patches are coming in brown.” Yet, green blades of new grass buoy [...]
April 4, 2008
On MLK, politics, and the prophetic…
Martin Luther King, Jr. on War
Today is the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. I am amazed at how much he accomplished in his short life. He was the leader of a movement. A prophetic voice for civil rights…against the wars of empire. He was a courageous voice speaking out of the [...]
March 31, 2008
Sustainable Faith: Retreats…
Sustainable Faith: Retreats
I have been refreshed and revitalized by a number of visits to the retreat center at Vineyard Central. Dave and Jodi Nixon are wonderfully gracious hosts and spiritual directors. Dave also gave input at the SMC annual church retreat in 2005.
Dave says it takes courage to intentionally make time for retreat, for contemplation. We are [...]
March 26, 2008
Your Kingdom come, your will be done on Earth…
The Other: Postmodern shorthand for anyone differing in any way from “us,” born of the reality that in an era of radical pluralism and globalization, we are constantly confronted with people who are indeed different from us.
Tony Jones, The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier
Jesus and the Kingdom, Brian McLaren
Can you imagine a community [...]
March 10, 2008
Nap time ritual…
Sometimes I get to put our youngest to bed for an afternoon nap. Hollyn usually wants me to read the same three books. Going to the Zoo, Hey, Pancakes! and A Bad Case of Stripes. There is something comforting about this ritual. We know the narrative, but we are drawn into the familiar rhythm of the words…pictures. [...]
March 3, 2008
The illusion of control…
But Jesus on his part would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people….for he himself knew what was in everyone.
John 2:24-25
Emergents find the biblical call to community more compelling than the democratic call to individual rights. The challenge lies in being faithful to both ideals. -Tony Jones, The New Christians
A first person confessional story [...]
February 29, 2008
Teach us to count our days…
…from everlasting to everlasting you are God. You turn us back to dust, and say, “Turn back, you mortals.” For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past, or like a watch in the night. You sweep them away; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in [...]
