Why is it that we can know things in our heads, but then live like we’ve never heard of those ideas before? Faith is such a layered concept in that way. We believe in God, we believe in the Bible, we believe in His promises, and yet we worry, we speak coarsely, we hoard and [...]
Archive for September, 2008
The Longest Journey
Posted in Religion, Uncategorized, tagged discouragement, faith, hope, journey on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Two-hearted River
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, perspective, river on September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I saw a semi driving through a river. It was the strangest thing I have ever seen. I should specify that the river was the LA river, which is mostly a giant wash. Nonetheless, who drives trucks in a wash?
That sight was a hard one to miss, especially because of the steadily crescendoing woosh as the [...]
A Fresh Perspective on a Faithful Practice
Posted in Religion, tagged discipleship, journaling, learning, quiet times, teaching on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In my quiet times with God, I have developed a discipline of journaling. If I can’t journal on a given day, I still adore God, which tells me that journaling has not become an idol. But I do try to journal, even when it’s difficult, because I focus on God much more intentionally, and I [...]
