Have you ever noticed that the recurring theme Jesus uses to portray Kingdom culture is a party? From turning water into wine at a wedding, to celebrating lost coins, lost sheep, and lost sons, to an invitation to the ultimate … Read More
Most of us who have heard the call to embark on this journey have realized that the call did not come because of our worthiness but specifically because of our unworthiness. Counterintuitively, the call to the hero’s journey is not … Read More
In my last blog post I suggested that spiritual disciplines were not tools we use to remove our false self armor, but that they are exercises we do so that we don’t need armor. I left the question of how … Read More
My friend sat across the table from me with an empty candy apple box between us. The sun warmed my back from a clear sky while a cool breeze gave me goose bumps. Cars rolled by and girls with their … Read More
“Becoming the Beloved is the great spiritual journey we have to make.” ~Henri Nouwen When I saw Henri Nouwen’s, Life of the Beloved, on Renovaré’s bookclub list, I immediately bought and downloaded the Audible version of it even before … Read More
Warning, graphic content ahead. I knew a man in prison once who had been raised in a Pagan family with many trials. When he was still just a child, his grandfather took him up into his lap, hugged him … Read More
Recently, I have been listening to several teachers talk about the contemplative life. Many of them talk about how we are the Beloved of God, and they point to Henri Nouwen’s description of Jesus’ anointing at His baptism. The Father … Read More
Part of my title is taken from a line in a poem called, “Phan Ku”, written by Kapil Sibal and published in I Witness: Partial Observation. You can read the poem here. Growing up, my family attended numerous … Read More
Let’s be honest. I’m terrified. I’m terrified of where Jedidiah’s Journey will go. I’m terrified of what I will find if I honestly and openly ask my questions. I think I am most afraid that I will go forth kicking … Read More
“‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ … Read More