Field notes on life and mission with God in post-Christendom
I've been using a new lectionary for morning and evening prayer this year, and today Acts 2:1-21 was the morning reading. I was struck by Peter's conclusion to his sermon: "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." It's easy to … [Continue reading] about The Simple Helpfulness of Jesus
Poet Mary Oliver said, "Attention is the beginning of devotion." You cannot love something you do not (really) see. One of the most devastating casualties in our age of carefully constructed distraction is our diminishing capacity to pay … [Continue reading] about Attention is the Beginning of Devotion
Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” Nor is it beyond the sea, so that … [Continue reading] about God is Always Condescending and Accommodating
But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” - Luke 15:2 This insult is what prompts Jesus to tell three stories about the joy of finding something that was lost. The final story is … [Continue reading] about This Man Welcomes Sinners and Eats With Them
The Lord's Prayer (and prayer in general) really only make sense inside a life that's involved in God's life. A life in relationship with God and on mission with God. If prayer seems superfluous to your life, it's likely that you lack a … [Continue reading] about Prayer Doesn’t Make Sense Without Mission