In his Advent devotional – Low: An Honest Advent Devotional – John Pavlovitz greets us, regarding this time of year, with, “Welcome the mess.” As odd as that sounds, it really resonated with me. That is, we paint a Norman Rockwellian picture of how this season should be with people behaving perfectly. We expect people to… Continue reading Welcome the mess.
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Have you found your Island of Peace?
You and I, amid our journeys often find ourselves drowning in the storms of life. Refusing to adjust our sails, we go about doing our thing. So much time, talent, and treasure are spent on things not meaningful to us, blowing us off course. We need to constantly adjust our sails. No one escapes the… Continue reading Have you found your Island of Peace?
Keeping it real
Ever get the feeling that you can’t ask those kinds of questions at church, let alone in private? You know, those inquiries – the tough, keep-you-at-wake-at-night, soul-stirring, self-examining questions! The ones not answered in a 15-second sound bite. Lent is a marvelous time for us to look at ourselves and see what we need to… Continue reading Keeping it real