It’s been silent here for a while. Not for lack of activity in life, I promise, but perhaps from a struggle to translate activity into word. Which is okay sometimes. The past few weeks have had a range of thoughts, emotions, and prayers – some high highs and some low lows. Some moments of feelingContinue reading “a reminder”
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blessed.
Communion: n, \kə-ˈmyü-nyən\ 1 an act or instance of sharing 2 intimate fellowship or rapport 3 a body of Christians having a common faith and discipline This is the word I landed on after the last few days, which I spent here:
fullness
“He who has God has nothing less than he who has God, and everything else.” – Heath McNease, The Weight of Glory I just downloaded Heath McNease’s cd, The Weight of Glory, knowing nothing about him or it except for the fact that each song was based off a different work of C.S. Lewis’. ThatContinue reading “fullness”
book review: What is the Mission of the Church?
I first wrote about this book a few weeks ago here, and mentioned that I had hoped to blog my way through it, highlighting some of its thought provoking points and quotes. I’m now kicking myself even more for failing to do that, because there’s so much worth discussing in this book and one post can’tContinue reading “book review: What is the Mission of the Church?”
good books, and why it matters
I love words. We’ve already covered that. As may be expected then, I love to read. A wide variety of genres, really, but mostly I love to read good books. Books that make you think and encourage discussion. And I love that discussion, too. Well, usually…I don’t love discussion that dissolves into pointless argument, butContinue reading “good books, and why it matters”
snow
We got some great snow after Christmas. I was like a little kid, as with last year’s winter being so incredibly lame, and the two before that spent in the African desert, I hadn’t seen this much snow for a very long time. It doesn’t so much look like this anymore. Instead New York hasContinue reading “snow”
the tension of wealth
I’m reading a book right now called What is the Mission of the Church?: Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission, by Kevin DeYoung (who also wrote the gem of the little book Just Do Something) and Greg Gilbert. I’ve been reading it for a while, not because it’s hard to getContinue reading “the tension of wealth”
work matters
“The truth is stunning. The truth is that the regular, everyday, earthly work of a Christian’s life possesses breathtaking significance bestowed by the touch of God’s magnificent glory. God pulls the white-hot ingot of eternity from the forging fire of his sovereignty. Then, like master to apprentice, he entrusts the hammer to our hands (Eccl. 9:10;Continue reading “work matters”
the [not]simple truth
I tend to overthink things. That’s probably already evident in this blog, and honestly, is not bad in all areas. But sometimes it is. I can get so caught up in a line of thinking, analyzing, figuring it out, that minute details take on a level of importance and complexity far greater than they wereContinue reading “the [not]simple truth”
looking behind
“You say grace before meals All right. But I say grace before the play and the opera, And grace before the concert and the pantomime, And grace before I open a book, And grace before sketching, painting, Swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing; And grace before I dip the pen in the ink.” G.K. Chesterton,Continue reading “looking behind”
how faint a whisper 