I suppose we always show up in the middle. I can’t ever know the whole story of someone’s life. At best, I get invited into a season.
Tag: Seven
Walking With Hope
Yesterday’s suffering is still real and lasting even in the face of today’s miracle.
Seven: Abundance and Mindfulness
This is the last post in 7. If you are late in joining me for it, the first post is 7 x 7 x 7 and all 7 posts can be found by clicking “Seven” in the word cloud on...
Christian Daily Prayer (or Failure at Prayer, Part II)
Ash Wednesday Prayer Vigil, 2013 This is week two of Stress week in 7. My other posts during this fast have been: Sabbath from Stress and Enough. “Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought me into safety...
Enough
“Be still, and know that I am God!” – Psalm 46:10a (NRSV) I’ve often heard this verse at retreats, calling us to carve time out with God. While God invites us to this, here it is actually a command. The...
Sabbath from Stress
On top of Qumran. This week’s 7 fast is from stress. Have we ever considered that we over-consume stress and anxiety? The truth is that we do. I (we?) make choices that increase my stress and diminish my ability to...
Seven: Money
I’ve justified many of the ways I use my money using this verse. I tell myself that it’s OK to have money if I don’t love it. But I think it’s difficult to discern where this line is.
Seven: Waste
The earth is the LORD’s and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants too. Because God is the one who established it on the seas; God set it firmly on the waters. – Psalm 24:1-2 (CEB) After a two-week Sabbath...
Seven: Media
From the reflection room at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis From now on, brothers and sisters, if anything is excellent and if anything is admirable, focus your thoughts on these things: all that is true, all that is holy, all that...