Advent Series: Love
We are entering the second week of Advent, the week in which we focus on God as loving by looking at our call to prepare for being agents of compassion in a hurting world.
Advent & Christmas-tide Devotionals
Tag: prayer
Advent & Christmas-tide Liturgical Rhythms & Seasons
Advent: What are we to prepare for?
As I walked with the Lord one morning, I felt an excitement considering the coming Advent season. God reminded me that while Advent is restful in one sense, it is also a season of preparation. I asked God what he meant by preparation, what am I meant to be preparing for? How am I to prepare for Christ? Out of those questions, an Advent devotional was born. God got real serious with me on…
Ignatian Spirituality & Practices Spiritual Formation The Pilgrim Life
How Do You Define Success?
Where and how do you define success in your life?Take pause with this Ignatian Examen to notice if your value of success is from God or from your own working definition.
Lent & Eastertide Spiritual Formation
Lenten Living in the Midst of Fatigue
I spent time talking to an old friend and former China teammate last week. As we reminisced and caught up, I asked her if she had plans for Lent this season with her family. Before she answered, she immediately went back to her experience of Lent in China describing how hard it felt to lean into Lent with intention when daily life overseas already felt like and ongoing season of Lent. I immediately understood her…
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…
