We have this thing called Elf on a Shelf. You may have heard of it. Lots of people have it. You can buy it in many bookstores and gift shops. During the time leading up to Christmas, the Elf supposedly returns to the North Pole every evening to report on...
It's not that I don't have anything to say when things are going well but the flow of words onto the page is not as strong. My voice in the world seems to be surrounded by things going wrong, my struggles, complaining, crying out in the dark that is life...
This week was full. I haven't worked such a full week in a while. It wasn't just full of work and clients and group work. It was full of experience and emotion and thought and reflection. I was angry and sad and fascinated and annoyed and intrigued and content and...
The Christian 'hope' that I find myself being able to get behind (NT Wright), is the belief that the Kingdom of Heaven will be here on earth and it will be a righting of creation's intention. It won't be up in the sky or some "other" place. This kind of...
I was walking down the street just a bit ago in route to my office when I walked by a couple dudes. One of them looked up at me and said, "how's it going?" in a kind of deep, tough guy sort of way. I thought I would return the favour as...
For the first time in several years, I am excited about what lies ahead of me. I'm excited for change, for new direction, for stability, for a bigger home, for tighter community, for a warm and inviting workplace, for the ability to deepen and share my knowledge, and for some...
When I walk back and forth to work I pass by a blues bar. It opens at 10am and there are usually a group of men on the front porch drinking by at least 11am. Every day I walk by, the same man is there. His cigarette stained beard, weathered face,...
God: You didn't think that just because you got a job that all your problems were solved did you?? Me: Ummm well, kind of. I mean, not completely, but yea it mostly felt that way. God: Bwaaaaaahaaaaaa! That is hilarious! Me: Geeze, you don't have to laugh for crying out loud. I thought...
The past several weeks I have been a zombie walking down the street between home and work. Sometimes I'm completely lost in thought, staring at the ground as I walk. Other times I'm lost in fear and failure and my head hanging at the ground. The fear has felt as...