Thank You Eugene (Living at Our Best)
No writer has shaped my thinking and helped me on this journey with Jesus more than Eugene Peterson. This cannot come as any surprise to readers of the “ill dil”. Yesterday, Peterson presented, for...
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I’m 30 and I still quote from dumb and dumber quite often. But I work with a population that was not even in grade school when this movie was in theaters! They say you are most effective, in ministry,...
View ArticleFaith and Doubt
There is a sort of faith That is too small to comprehend How high and wide and deep and long are the mysteries Of a love that surpasses our ability to know. And there is a sort of doubt That is too...
View ArticleThank You
I’m hoping to get back in a rhythm here at the ID, posting on a weekly basis. Let’s begin 2015 reflecting on gratitude and the wisdom gleaned from toddlers. M is in a stage where she says thank you for...
View ArticleIt Does Happen
One of M’s new lines is “it does happen.” As in, Daddy is walking through the kitchen and drops his cookie on the ground and begins to grumble under his breath. At which point, M swoops in, pats me on...
View ArticleRejoice With Those Who Rejoice
I’ve been around church(es) for a long time now, so I’ve heard my fair share of references and reflections on Romans 12:15. “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.” The vast...
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