God wants you to create and color outside the lines. Faithfulness is measured as much by innovation as obedience. God’s vision is full of surprises and God wants you to be surprising too. Some people believe that we live in a zero-sum world. There is a very limited amount of creativity and adventure to go around, and our primary competitor is God. God is sovereign and any creativity on our part takes away from God’s power and authority, exalting the... Read more
Peace of mind is as near as your next breath. Breathe in the spirit of health, healing, and peace. When life around you is chaotic, pause a moment to breathe deeply. You will find new energy, insight, and courage. Sometimes the simplest spiritual practices can be the most life-transforming. As a graduate student at Claremont in the late 1970’s, I learned a simple breath prayer from retired United Church of Christ pastor, Allan Armstrong Hunter. With every inhalation, I said... Read more
You are receiving divine wisdom and guidance every moment of the day. Pause and notice the new adventures that await you today. According to the Hebraic tradition, God spoke to Moses through a bush that was burning but not consumed by the flames. This oddity inspired a great deal of discussion among rabbinical scholars. One rabbi believed he solved the riddle, “why was the bush burning but not consumed?” He asserted that the bush continued to burn so that one... Read more
Each day brings new possibilities for adventure and transformation even in challenging times. God is constantly inviting you to create and color outside the lines. Read more
Despite the challenges of life, you are surrounded by the circle of God’s love. God is not the source of tragedy or pain. But, even in adversity, God is your companion, providing guidance, care, and inspiration. The baby boomers have discovered mortality. They have also discovered economic insecurity. Many boomers, who anticipated lively and adventurous retirements and dreamed of a world without limits, are now pondering working into the indefinite future. Others, like me, have been restructured out of professional... Read more
On this first day of your holy adventure, we begin with the basics – our relationship with God, the Holy Adventurer. How you imagine the ultimate reality will shape what you expect from yourself and the world. What kind of world do we live in? Is God on our side or against us? Does God want us to have abundant life or does God want us to remain passive and subservient, living by scarcity? Perhaps the best known passage from... Read more
Each morning as I leave my home for a sunrise walk, I say to myself in tones low enough not to awaken my neighbors, “This is the day that God has made, and I will rejoice and be glad in it.” Then, I ask God, “What new possibilities will come my way today? Let me be ready for the adventure ahead.” Surely this same question and affirmation reflects the spirituality of the New Year. We know that we need transformation... Read more
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