As I prepare for Lent, I find myself oddly enough thinking about idol worship. We don’t talk a lot about idol worship, even though it’s a constant theme in Scripture (and not just the Old Testament). It seems to be one of those things that we have tossed aside as a dated idea or concept. […]
Today is Ash Wednesday and what marks the beginning of Lent. The celebration or observance of Lent is one of those things that seems to be getting lost in the culture and in our churches. It is not just the mainline churches that should honor this (and other) church seasons as there is a deep […]
Today I had coffee with a colleague that I have gotten to know over the past six months or so. It was the first time we had the chance to sit down one on one and it was a very enjoyable conversation. We talked about a wide variety of things during our time, but it […]
Recently I got to hear somebody speak on the topic of Sabbath and rest. It was an interesting session and even as a spiritual director, I learned a couple new things. There is no question that Sabbath is something that we do not do well in our culture, especially in the church. There is actually […]
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