The science of the heart permits us to be vulnerable with others, not to fear them but to listen to them, to see their beauty and value, to understand them in all their fears, needs, and hopes, even to challenge them if need be. It permits us to accept others just as they are and [...]
Tomato Plants, originally uploaded by senor diecast.
For the last year I have talked and talked about Christian spirituality and church being like gardening, so I thought it might be a good idea to actually try doing some of this gardening – sort of put my green thumb wear my mouth is … eww.
I am so [...]
The kingdom of God is justice and joy,
for Jesus restores what sin would destroy;
God’s power and glory in Jesus we know,
and here and hereafter that kingdom shall grow.
The kingdom of God is mercy and grace,
the lepers are cleansed, the sinners find place,
the outcast are welcomed God’s banquet to share,
and hope is awakened in place [...]
There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge;
That is curiosity.
There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others;
That is vanity.
There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve;
That is love.
Bernard of Clairvaux
A couple weeks ago I blazed through The Shaping of Things to Come by Alan Hirsch and Michael Frost. Alan and Michael have written a really superb introduction and structure for what it is to intentionally shape ourselves into missional communities. The book breathed renewed energy into my own dreams for a community dedicated to [...]