It started Monday with the bombings at the Boston Marathon, then the explosion in west Texas, and it all culminated with the violent manhunt which took place on Friday…It's been a long week for America. Both of these stories have gripped my attention, the chaos reminded me of events like Columbine, the Aurora shooting, the Newtown shooting, or 9/11...
Read MoreGod & Government - A Call to Respect & Honor
Never before in my short lifetime has there been more political hostility than what we are experiencing right now. Having recently come out of an election year we saw a nation divided against itself, almost directly down the middle. We find ourselves living in a time where politics divide homes and generations. And in the midst of all this division and partisan politics, people are left standing at either side pointing fingers for the failure of the other parties policies and stances...
Read MoreA Student's View on the Love of God
One of the absolute greatest pleasures of working with students is watching them encounter the love of God. Students have a way of seeing God through a lens that we often can’t see. They experience God with an innocence and freedom which isn’t restricted with over-thinking and analyzing. For the past few months I have been talking and counseling a 7th grade student through some serious issues. This student had been battling some dark times but a few months ago this student began to follow Jesus and the love of God began to overwhelm them...
Read More#IntentionalStep - Common Prayer
Updated Experience...
"Liturgy is a workout for the imagination, because we are invited to see the reality of the universe through a new lens. Liturgy offers us another way of seeing the world." - Shane Claiborne
I like that description, "a workout for the imagination." Several times over the past week that is exactly what it felt like...a workout. It all seemed annoying, stopping everything I was doing for a mid-day prayer, or rushing around the house trying to get out the door in the morning only to hear my alarm go off reminding me to stop for morning prayer. By far, this #IntentionalStep may have been the most inconvenient
Read More#IntentionalStep - Thankful
Updated Experience...
So if you have been paying attention to the blog at all, it has been two weeks since I posted about my experience about the last #IntentionalStep entitled, "Thankful." And unfortunately that is because it took me two weeks to accomplish this task. It was amazing to me how quickly, when my schedule got busy that I reverted back to living accidentally. I immediately fell back to living in a rut. My default mode kicked in and I let life consume me. Interestingly enough, it occurred during the week I was challenged to think outside of myself and focus on those around me. It's so easy to think the world revolves around our busy lives, isn't it? As deadlines, and meetings, and tasks begin to...
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