I am excited to share my review of By the Way: Getting Serious About Following Jesus by Derek Vreeland. Derek Vreeland is the Discipleship Pastor at Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri, where he is known for his thoughtful, humorous, and authentic teaching style. In addition to teaching and leading discipleship ministries … [Read more...]
What Is The Kingdom of God?
The kingdom of God is what the world will look like if God sat on Caesar’s throne. The kingdom of God is distributive justice not retributive justice. Everyone is entitled to get a fair share of God’s world. God owns the world. These are some points I heard made by John Dominic Crossan when I listened to a podcast interview with him. (this post … [Read more...]
Befriending Silence: Discovering the Gifts of Cistercian Spirituality – Book Review
I am excited to share my review of Befriending Silence by Carl McColman. Carl is a contemplative writer, speaker, retreat leader and spiritual companion. Carl helps individuals — and faith communities — deepen their relationship with God through prayer and silence. this post may contain affiliate links Carl draws on the teachings of the … [Read more...]
What Are The Four Strokes of Jesus?
I like what Marcus Borg refers to as the four strokes of Jesus: spirit person, teacher of wisdom, social prophet and movement founder. Let me briefly share each stroke. [1] Spirit Person As a spirit person, Jesus had an experiential awareness of the reality of God. Jesus prayed and fasted. Jesus often went off on his own and prayed for … [Read more...]
Holy Silence: Book Review
I received this book for free to review and this post may contain affiliate links. I am excited to share with you my review of Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality by J. Brent Bill. J. Brent Bill is a writer, photographer, popular speaker, retreat leader, and a Quaker minister. You can learn more about J. Brent Bill at … [Read more...]
Quaker Silence
In March of 2014 I decided to experience a Quaker silent service. The church I attended traced its roots back to 1699. The meeting house I sat in was built in 1823. The service had no minister. I sat in silence with 100 others. We sat for one hour in a simple room. It had only benches, windows and wooden floors. this post may contain affiliate … [Read more...]
