I am lying on my stomach on an operating table, waiting for a doctor to administer the third cortisone shot to my back. It’s one of those bulging disc / pinched nerve things. And I ask myself if I should be praying. I know what to expect: first the local anesthetic...
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prayer, pride, and trust: the hand-off
This morning, I prayed while showering. I pray in the shower every morning—have for years—because I’m never interrupted there. It’s ten minutes of hot water and chatting with my King. This morning, however, I listened to myself and I heard pure pridefulness pouring...
indescribable love
How can one describe the depths and mercy and grace that is God’s love? Lord, your love is indescribable, but oh, grant me words to try. Fill me with inspiration. Your love baffles, defies explanation, astounds. Your love whispers, clues abounding in its mystery, yet...
i am love [thoughts on the #freetolive tour]
I can't stand your religious meetings. I'm fed up with your conferences and conventions. I want nothing to do with your religious projects, your pretentious slogans and goals. I'm sick of your fund-raising schemes, your public relations and image making. I've had all...
[god in the yard] rules: the way
[serialposts] Welcome to the world, he says, when I carefully part the...
[god in the yard] woods: invitation
[serialposts] There's something about nature that makes it a holy place. The...
[god in the yard] introduction
[serialposts] "This is the story of an unusual year, when I did something I...
the worship setting and the congregational voice
[vimeo 14429217 nolink] I came across this video in the latest issue of...
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