I’m feeling really tired today. Part of it is having teens. But you can tell, can’t you, when a tiredness comes over you that’s deeper than just sleep deprivation? I was at the church all day today pretty much by myself. The weather is terrible… cold, wet and foggy so I understand no one moving about. I had a lot of time to be by myself and think. Lisa (my wife) and I were talking just this morning about the... Read more
I have two fairly prominent inclinations. One is that I want to engage life and challenge it. In the church there’s so much to challenge. I want to take it on. I long for deep and residing change. Transformational! It is something deep and significant. It involves death… the death of what is. The Christian message is all about this: that we must die so that we might live. This is what I am truly interested in and I think... Read more
Well, I thought I would just say a few things this busy Monday. First of all, I received another negative review, this time from remonstrans. He humorously calls Shane and I the Beavis and Butthead of the new clergy. He’s wrong. Shane’s not clergy. You should read his blog and ensuing comments though. He’s very intelligent and quite funny… even if I don’t agree with him. Well… it’s not so much what he says but how he says it. But... Read more
Some people find it very frustrating to be a part of our community. Some have been so frustrated over it that they’ve actually left, never to come back. One of the biggest frustrations is that there are no real programs to speak of. So when someone comes to our community and wants to get involved, they have no idea what to do. Many people come with many skills and they want to apply them, but often end up frustrated because... Read more
The reason those of us who keep looking for miracles, signs and wonders are called adulterous is because we want a god other than the one we already have. I had a bit of a revelation over the holidays. I saw myself as a little boy. My mind is filled with dreams and expectations and desires. They continuously get disappointed. So, as a result, my life is filled with disappointment. I don’t see these expectations fulfilled. I am sad far... Read more
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