Unity with God means moving through the world in constant communion: every bit of news, each conversation, every gaze met, offered up in prayer.
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Reflection Roundup: Stormy Bank or the River?
Can anyone else relate to the image of crossing a river, standing on stones you’ve just thrown into the river from the comfort of the riverbank?
Seeing through the Smoke
God’s kingdom is all around us, but we must be able to see it as a child does in order to experience its wonder and joy.
Lazarus, Come Out!
As I sit imaginatively with this story, I find myself identifying with Lazarus. I find myself in a season of life with God that feels grave.
Preaching in the Age of PowerPoint
Once upon a time before PowerPoint, sermons were rarely preached with visuals.
How Are You and Your Dreams Getting Along this Advent?
Jesus needs people who are willing to imagine a different future, and step out on faith. Jesus needs dreamers in his life. Always has.
Leaving the Museum: Daring to Preach in Present Tense
I think, reflect, study, and even preach quite a bit about who God has been, sometimes without ever venturing to say what God is doing now.
Reclaiming Imagination: An Update
These crosses make an imaginative declaration of faith: through the cross we have given up our sins, entrusted our struggles to God, and submitted our identity markers to our identity in Christ.
Imagination As Resurrection
I have days where I am in love with the text, when it really connects with my heart. But there are days when reading my Bible feels more tedious than treasured.
Reclaiming Imagination
We must remove our imaginations from the shelves of our childhood. We must imagine a world driven by kingdom living so that we can work together to let that imagination form tomorrow’s reality.