Reblogged from Prof. John Stackhouse's Weblog: I’ve been reading the fourteenth-century spiritual advisor Walter Hilton of late. He seems just the right sort of advisor: realistic, patient, encouraging, and yet uncompromising when it comes to what it means truly to follow the path of Jesus Christ. In a season of the year in which it […]

Luke 6:27-36 Have you ever been wronged? I’m confident that most, if not all, of you would say yes. For those who have, Jesus provides us with a quick and decisive response. “Love your enemies” In Matthew’s account of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (5:43), he chose to frame this portion of teaching by using […]

I came across a sports metaphor a few days ago after reading a book review for Andrew Farley’s God Without Religion: Can it Really Be This Simple written by John Frye for the blog Jesus Creed, and I thought I would share it with you for two reasons: 1. The analogy references Wayne Gretzky, who […]

As an introvert, I wanted to pass along Mike Friesen’s thoughts about the need for solitude and community. Concise, thoughtful and helpful – yes, he’s an introvert alright :) One of my favorite Philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard once said this “Its in the presence of people, that I find my love of solitude. And, its in […]

I stumbled on this short article I wrote back in 2008 about selected moments in my life when I had to say good-bye, and thought it may be helpful for those traveling through similar situations.  Here is a copy of the piece in both JPEG and PDF formats.  Feel free to pass it on to […]

Have you ever lived through a difficult period in life?  Or, maybe you’re going through one right now.  Odds are, at one point or another, we will all travel through a ‘dark night of the soul.’ It could be – that your career isn’t working out in the way you anticipated, that you’ve recently lost […]

It has become clear to me once again how absolutely essential it is to stay close to God every day.  I’m thinking specifically when you are engaged in a vocation that falls outside the parameters of what is traditionally referred to as Christian. I do want to make it clear, however, that we would be […]

John Ortberg, The Me I Want to Be. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. 272 pgs. The Me I Want to Be has been one of the best books I’ve read to date on the nature, value, purpose and practice of spiritual formation. Filled with candid testimony, honest appraisals and practical insight, Ortberg guides the reader on […]

I love this passage taken from Jesus’ ‘Sermon on the Mount’ in Luke 6. Read and see why – _________________________________________________________________________ Love for Enemies 27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.29 If someone […]