On Worship (3 of 3)

This ten-minute audio clip is the third of three podcasts comprising the second session (I did not manage to record the first) of some teaching I did on worship alongside …

On Worship (2 of 3)

[Originally this was posted with a broken link–fixed now. Sorry for the error and resulting repost.] This 12-minute audio clip is the second of three podcasts comprising the second session …

On Worship (1 of 3)

Under intense pressure from all our podcast listeners (okay, just Marcus Hilterbrand) I have decided to put the smelling salts under the digital nostrils of our podcast. This 15-minute audio …

Loving Things

He loves thee too little who loves anything together with thee, which he loves not for thy sake. – St. Augustine, Confessions We accept the first phrase of Augustine’s idea …

Don’t Sell Me the Well

Whatever you want to give away–love, mercy, help, dignity, health–learn to receive it for yourself. Receive it until you overflow with it. You cannot give away what you don’t have. …

Trading Up

It seems to me that there is a constant invitation in life to trade small, attainable pleasures for great and holy ones. To trade what is less valuable for what …

Sudden Loss of Veneer

Let me make a confession. In a certain way, I love when things go awry. When the plot thickens. When unforeseen issues come up that require improvisation. I don’t love …

Stand Up

It said, “Son of man, stand up. I have something to say to you.”  The moment I heard the voice, the Spirit entered me and put me on my feet. …

Hall of Mirrors

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding -Proverbs 3:5 (NIV) Lean not. Understanding simply cannot support your weight all by itself. I know …