Daily Bible Readings For Advent

The beginning of Advent is only a few days away and I thought that it was a good time to post links to various forms of lectionary readings that you might like to read throughout Advent and Christmas.  The readings vary depending on our tradition but all of them are intended to prepare us for [...]

Boundary Breaking Books

Thanksgiving and Christmas are fast approaching and there is much to do & much that I want to say over this next week.  One thing I realized is that I have not blogged much about the books that I am reading at the moment, partly because there are so many that I get a little [...]

The Coming Of the Lord is Near – Advent Meditation Video 2009

Here is my Advent meditation video for 2009.  I have really enjoyed putting this one together as I have been meditating on What Am I Waiting for this Advent?
The music is Gloria – Remember from the CD Standing Still by Jeff Johnson Used by permission. All rights reserved.

A high quality version [...]

A Week To Remember

This has been a busy but wonderful week.
Wednesday evening we held a conversation on Turbulent Times Ready or Not, what we believe will be the first of many conversations focusing on future trends.  A group of 25 people crammed into our living room at the Mustard Seed House to hear Phil Bauntrager, the CEO of Sauder Manufacturing [...]

My God My Rope

While Tom & I were in Australia I had a number of opportunities to conduct my seminar Rhythms of Grace. As part of this I always get people to reflect on everyday events and encourage them to write a prayer that reflects how they have encountered God in the midst of that activity.  Here is [...]

Quietness and Rest – A Great Christmas Gift

Maybe it is just because of the busyness of the last few weeks, or because Tom & I have just booked accommodation for our annual Advent retreat, but I have been thinking a lot lately about the need for rest and quietness in our lives.  I think particularly as we move into what is generally [...]

Re-establishing Spiritual Practices in a New Place

This morning I have decided to post two articles in the What is a Spiritual Practice Series.
The first is by my good friend Eliacin Rosario Cruz who is obviously having a little fun with his post.  He has entitled it Being Quiet as a Spiritual Practice.
The second is by Ed Cyzewski author of [...]

Civil Disobedience as Spiritual Practice.

I don’t usually do blog posts on Saturday morning but because I still have several articles that I have not been able to get posted I thought that I would post this interview today which was sent to me by Jarrod McKenna from Perth Australia.  Tom met Jarrod McKenna the last time he was in [...]

Running as Spiritual Practice

Well the posts keep pouring in for the series What is a Spiritual Discipline which is certainly encouraging me to rethink the ways that I encounter God and develop greater intimacy with God.   In particular I am finding that it is making me more aware of my everyday activities as an opportunity to interact [...]

Love-Making As A Spiritual Practice

The submissions are coming in thick and fast at the moment for the What is a Spiritual Practice series.  I will probably post twice a day over the next couple of days in order to keep pace.  Wonderful reflections.  I love to read through each one before I post it and there are a number [...]