Victors and Victims
A victor acts a certain way and a victim another. Victors enjoy their spoils. They celebrate. They laugh. They throw parties. Victims diminish into the background, shy and reclusive for…
3 Hacks for Happiness
Here are three hacks from the Adventure of Happpiness. Each hack is a way to to practice larger ideas in a simple format. Look forward: Shawn Achor discovered that people…
Hope Against Death
We give the world access to hope against death. Our faces have become Christ’s face, showing sympathy and tenderness to the world. Our lips have become his lips, speaking words…
The Shape Of The Cross
The cross is both the source and the shape of our salvation. We are meant to experience the victory of God through the same means and method as our savior….
Fix What We Have
The human project of bringing wise order to the garden is not yet complete. We are called now to redeem Creation and bring forth new bits of New Creation. And…
What am I doing here?
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for…
Image of God
We all know why we’re gathered here today It’s because of what God has done And continues to do By sending his own child into the world A treasured ambassador…
God redeems our troubles
Carmel and I have just returned from a whirlwind trip all over the Pacific Northwest, visiting family, followed by an incredible week in the Caribbean celebrating 20 years of marriage—to…
Nudges
Most of the time God speaks to me through nudges, or promptings. They’re little ideas that pop into my head about something I might say or do, a gentle push…
The Heavenly Dimension
For Jesus to Ascend into the Heavenly dimension doesn’t mean he was beamed up somewhere so much as it means he went “next door.” It is the limitation both of…
Creation Duplex
This isn’t a perfect analogy, but it occurs to me that God has made Creation like a duplex. It’s a good home for two different kinds of people. You’ve got…