This is a variation of a talk I gave at a middle school chapel service recently. I was asked by a sweet 8th grade friend and it was fun. I…
life with God
living for the map or listening to Jesus
At any moment, I can be overwhelmingly in love with the moment I’m in and daydreaming about something different. Not an entirely different life, but a Mm, what would it…
the better work
It takes work — energy, effort, capacity — to do anything. It takes work to fill every quiet moment with input and noise. It takes work to avoid what’s uncomfortable…
living from here, not there
Inspired by another’s words, a writer I enjoy: “One of my practices for 2023 is the practice of being here, which, for me, means being acutely aware of what here…
a pile of rocks or a fruitful tree
Honesty time. (First, I’m trying to be less exaggerative in my language. If it isn’t ALL or EVERY or NEVER, etc, I’m working to practice finding the right/best/simple word to…
my first rule of life is too complicated for this season
Rule of life. Have you heard the term before? A Rule of Life contains spiritual, relational, and vocational rhythms needed to sustain the life in Christ we’ve been called to,…