Blogs: Seasonal
5 Ways to Enjoy God in the Sunshine
There is something about nature that turns out hearts to worship.
Holy Week: Culpability & Vulnerability
We practice spiritual disciplines of all kinds in the mundane so that we are prepared in times of testing.
Lent: Get Your Sunshine!
Too much of a good thing– UV rays, clothing, work– not only diminishes its goodness but can even be bad for us.
Lent: Simple Carbs
I run after these empty carbs (literally and figuratively) instead of choosing the Bread of Life that would nourish and satisfy for all time.
Lent: Time for an Eye Exam
This is one of those moments where I feel the words of the disciples deep in my bones: “This is a hard teaching."
Lent: Purging for Presence
I was itching to distract myself from this mood with some music or a podcast. Then, I remembered that one of my commitments was phone-free travel time. No music. No podcasts.
Lent: Simplify or Simpli-Chai?
So there I was in the coffee and tea aisle. As I was heading toward the coffee, I noticed my favorite chai latte packets, which had been out of stock for the last 5 months, were finally sitting on the shelf!
Advent: Resonant Yearning
In Advent, we get in touch with the yearning felt by every generation of God’s people since the Garden– the longing for hope, peace, and joy.
Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
Whatever you determine your conviction on Halloween to be, may it be one that takes seriously our call to the battle against evil and the battle for love.
Intentional Reset
When you embrace the type of life that flourishes within our good, God-given human limitations, you’ll wonder how you ever survived in the treadmill of our culture’s rhythms.