Dear ____: One of the best things that can happen to you in seminary is to broaden your friendship network. I’m glad you have been getting to know Christians whose backgrounds and opinions are very different from your own. But actually, that is just the start. Find some dead friends I really hope you will […]
Lent: On Humility
We in the West have already had two of the six Sundays of Lent. The East is just ramping up. They start on a different schedule, and each of the four Sundays before Lent begins has its own clear focus. It is all about getting ready for Lent. The Pharisee & The Publican It started this week […]
Pray Without Ceasing: Can You Be Serious?
Sometimes as the Apostle Paul reached the end of a letter he would sort of pile it on. It’s a little like Steve Jobs — “Just one more thing!” And we urge you, beloved, to admonish the idlers, encourage the faint-hearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them. See that none of you repays evil […]
How to Find a Life-Giving Rhythm
Some lessons I have to learn over and over. Or maybe they are things that I just need to practice every day to learn at all. One of those lessons is how to find a life-giving rhythm in this chaotic world. Chaos can come in the form of too many demands from too many directions. Work […]
Director’s Journal: Character Notes
As I said yesterday, at the fourth rehearsal of my church’s production of my new Christmas Play, I decided to be more directive in my directing. In this or any church play there are people who do not aspire to be actors. They just got drafted. Their whole aim might be to stand in the right place and […]
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