Island Journal: Day 90, give or take a day….
….whoa, life on the “island” is moving along. I’m still lost half the time, but I think things are starting to come together. I confess that I still miss being out on the sea, but I certainly don’t miss the disorientation of not knowing which way to turn. Pulling away from the island motif, it [...]
Island Journal: day 1…
(yeah, he’s still stuck on the island theme Day 1 We established a beach head. It feels so very good to be on solid ground (translation: to have a clear sense of mission and where to show up each morning, who to work with, etc.) Wow, are my legs ever wobbly! They say it takes [...]
Land HO! Part II
I had no idea that it would turn out this way. Everything has changed… and no paper Jesus can do that.
God Talks too much!
author’s note: this article was originally sent as an email to a prayer team on 9/14/2004, but for some crazy reason, I never put it on this site. So, here you go… Verbose: adj : using or containing a great and usually excessive number of words; wordy. I am going to guess that most of [...]
My Paper Jesus
For reasons I don’t quite understand–I handed it to Him.
I think I get it….
I love the band Switchfoot, and “Awakening” is one of my favorite songs. If you find the Awakening video on YouTube, you might notice that several of the commentators say “I don’t get it…” In fact, if you click on the video below, you might also say “I don’t get it…” And that’s OK. I [...]
Beware what you pray for… you just might get it
Warning… this one’s not too pithy, not too cute or interesting IMHO, just cathartic. Most of my life I have been asking God for a lot of things, but recently I have been challenged to take the “Bono Route.” You see, one day I watched with wrapped attention as our pastor interviewed Bono (taped, not [...]
Botox for the soul
Well, it’s now 10:39 AM. I’m at the library, struggling to improve my resume. Thanks to various distractions and delays I didn’t leave the house till 9:30. Filled the car with gas, got a coffee, and now here I am. I have listened to several Chris Tomlin songs, but it didn’t help. I am feeling [...]
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