Discernment Reflections & Ponderings Spiritual Formation Waiting

Rest: Lessons from a Tree of Life

Living out of a Bust Cycle “We are a do-it-yourself culture…with a constant compulsion for workaholism, and seeing our activity being what proves we have value, meaning and purpose in the world […] We live in a culture that has reversed the biblical order of being and doing. They are related, but we have to get the order straight. Our doing flows out of our being. Our relationship with God, not our doing, is the…

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Seasonal Devotions Trinity-tide

Michaelmas: Seasonal Feast

War broke out in Heaven. Michael and his Angels fought the Dragon. The Dragon and his Angels fought back, but were no match for Michael. They were cleared out of Heaven, not a sign of them left. The great Dragon—ancient Serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, the one who led the whole earth astray—thrown out, and all his Angels thrown out with him, thrown down to earth. Then I heard a strong voice out…

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Lent & Eastertide Seasonal Devotions Spiritual Formation

Easter: One Great Party

Seasonal Devotions Spiritual Formation

“Don’t Worry, Meet Me at the Cross.”

Living as a wanderer Seasonal Devotions

Insatiable Love

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! One of my favorite saints is Patrick. If you are not familiar with his story, here is a short video on his life. Patrick, only sixteen, lived in Roman-ruled England during the 4th century. He was taken by Irish raiders and made a slave for six years in Ireland before God made a way for his escape. Though not a person who considered himself committed to the faith, his father and…

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