"The life that intends to be wholly obedient, wholly submissive, wholly listening, is astonishing in its completeness. Its joys are ravishing, its peace profound, its humility the deepest, its power world-shaking, its love enveloping, its simplicity that of a trusting… Continue reading

It looks as if my life expectancy, given my lifestyle and general health, is about 89. I assume I will need to work most of those years — so that may extend things a bit … or shorten them. But… Continue reading

" … I see Him walking on the waves, no shore in sight, no success, no goal, just the absolute certainty that it is all right because I see Him walking on the sea. It is the process, not the… Continue reading

Here is the deal. God, on speaking terms if not friendly terms, asks the adversary (His, ours, everyone's) if he has thought about Job. Job is a good guy, one of the original good guys. God is asking as if… Continue reading

"…we have too often sacrificed love for progress."  – Gerald May, "The Awakened Heart" I have been reading Gerry May's book at the gym. It is ideal gym reading. I read a paragraph and then it takes a set of… Continue reading

If you think there will be some good advice or helpful tips here, you might want to click on. Getting organized is one of the hardest things I do. Staying organized is harder. And that is what I am doing… Continue reading

In the first place, I take it as a matter of faith that there is no nothing. Not now. "The earth WAS without form and void and darkness covered the face of the deep." Not now and never again. There… Continue reading

Nothing is absolutely new in this world. It is recycled, reconstituted, repackaged, or rediscovered, but it is not entirely new … Except today. Today is entirely new and we are new in it. Every thought, idea, experience, dream, and individual… Continue reading

I was able to slip away for a few minutes to a coffee shop with WiFi a mile from camp. But first … I watched a ripple in the pond this morning. I could not tell whether it came from… Continue reading

I am leaving for camp in a few hours where I will be camp pastor for the week. There is no Internet access there (or very slow and borrowed) and my cell phone does not work. It is my annual… Continue reading