“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
- 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….
- What I Have Been Reading….May EditionHere is a quick look at some of what I have been reading recently. *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 Outdoor Moments with God by W. Philip Keller Philip Keller has rapidly become… Continue reading What I Have Been Reading….May Edition
- Reflections on Genesis: Faith and the Calling of Abram
My pastor, like many, encouraged our congregation to read through the Bible this year. I am going through it at a painfully slow pace, but I will get to the end…just maybe not this year. We will see about that. I have decided that I will periodically offer some of my thoughts and observations on… Continue reading Reflections on Genesis: Faith and the Calling of Abram - From Moral Loneliness to Moral Companionship: In the Shelter of Each Other
It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. –Irish Proverb It was during the run up to the last election that I finally made the decision to start a blog. I had been having many conversations with Christian friends about politics and the general state of the United States. Like many… Continue reading From Moral Loneliness to Moral Companionship: In the Shelter of Each Other
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