words.

Sacred Practices Series: Ancient spiritual practices are worth exploring. That's the takeaway. There is so. much. goodness and wisdom in the practices of those who lived on this earth in the years and centuries before us. People who sought the Lord. Who were deeply committed to understanding Who-He-Is and How-He-Loves. It's a gift to explore these practices, and I hope you find gold in them, too.   Our live scripture experiences for Sacred Space follow the practice of Lectio Divina, Latin for divine reading. For the past two years, this practice has been formative for my soul. The more I practice...

always.He is coming,then and now.inside time,outside time,He has come.He will come.He is needed.let Him come.heart turning,soul yearning,at once He is human,thoroughly divine.I-Am-The-One.let Him come.babe in the manger,God on the cross.alive from the dead.restoring the world.let Him come.waiting.surrendering.longing again.crying for He-Will-Win,surprised by He-Is-Love.let Him come.advent.always.let him come.

There are days when it hits me—
I'm tired.
Again.
Tired of fighting inner battles.
Tired of battling my physical body.
Exhausted by the broken world 
And its broken problems
And incessant demanding noise.

American church-at-large where is your belief in the God-Who-Is?

the holidays are the perfect time to think about community. do you have it? do you want it? it's one of the most fruitful roads we can learn to walk.