“Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is primarily a spiritual problem. The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.”
-Richard Foster ‘Celebration of Discipline’
Recent Posts
- What I Have Been Reading….
It has been I awhile since I have posted anything about my recent books, so here is an update. I have been reading some lighter fare recently as I have recently returned to full time teaching and have less time for reading and blogging at the moment. I hope you enjoy these reviews and if… Continue reading What I Have Been Reading…. - Rediscovering Vocation: A Historical Perspective
“A dairymaid can milk cows to the glory of God. If your job is shoveling manure, than do your best and shovel that manure for the glory of God.” Martin Luther I am convinced that one of central problems in our modern society is a lack of meaning in daily life, a sense that our… Continue reading Rediscovering Vocation: A Historical Perspective - The Vanity of Busyness
“And what will I myself be at that hour, when I am only myself and nothing else? My whole life long I have been nothing but the ordinary routine, all business and activity, a desert filled with empty sound and meaningless fury. But when the heavy weight of death one day presses down upon my… Continue reading The Vanity of Busyness - A Meditation on Loneliness
Last year when writing a series focusing on how genuine Christian community can counteract our growing political polarization, I wrote a post on the loneliness epidemic that many modern societies around the world are experiencing. As I researched the topic of loneliness, I was overwhelmed by the mountain of information I found regarding the both the impact… Continue reading A Meditation on Loneliness - What I Have Been Reading….This will be the first post to begin my second full year of blogging…. I appreciate all who have taken the time to read any of my posts over the last year. I have enjoyed writing posts, sharing my thoughts and discussing some books I have enjoyed reading. This year I am planning on writing… Continue reading What I Have Been Reading….
- Reflections on Exodus: Miracles and the Love of God
As I read the passages in Exodus, I yearn to somehow be there to see them, yet I also find myself wondering if they really happened as described. Why is that we as as humans long for the miraculous, even through our doubts? … Continue reading Reflections on Exodus: Miracles and the Love of God - What I Have Been Reading….Here are short reviews of a couple of books I have read recently, as well as some links to online blogs or articles I thought were interesting. I have been working on a post about reflecting on the miracles in Exodus that I hope to finish in the coming week. Until then… let me know… Continue reading What I Have Been Reading….
- What I Have Been Reading….Here are short reviews of a couple of books I have read recently, as well as some links to online blogs or articles I thought were interesting. *I am an affiliate with both Bookshop.org and Christian Book Distributors. I receive a small percentage of any sales generated on any links on this website.* Book Reviews… Continue reading What I Have Been Reading….
- Reflections on Exodus: Moses and the God Beyond Mythology
The book of Exodus is one the most evocative in the Bible. It has miracles, conflict, dramatic escapes, and an emotionally powerful story of a oppressed, enslaved group of people (the Israelites or Hebrews) finally gaining their freedom and the hope of the ‘promised land’- a land that would be their own. There are two… Continue reading Reflections on Exodus: Moses and the God Beyond Mythology - What I Have Been Reading….Here are a few selections of what I have been reading over the last couple of months. I hope you enjoy reading this and if you haven’t read them yourself you can purchase them through the links if you are interested. The Weight of Glory: And Other Addresses By C.S. Lewis / HarperOne Nine sermons… Continue reading What I Have Been Reading….
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