Whether we are trying to get healthy (3John 1:2), striving to enter through the narrow gate (Luke 13:24), or pursuing any number of other godly aspirations, the shadow of discouragement seems to lurk about the proceedings.
Disarming Discouragement Read More »
Notice the disciple did not ask Jesus “how to pray.” The omission of “how” has been a curiosity to me for some time now. Why is a word, which appears over five-hundred times in the Bible, so conspicuously absent here? Why “to pray” and not “how to pray?”
“To Pray,” Not “How to Pray” Read More »
Current applications of church doctrines, once developed and applied with good intentions, are now doing more harm than good. Suggestion: Christian leaders should suspend the application of church doctrine in its current forms and functions until those doctrines have been retested against the doctrine of Christ.
The Bride Making Herself Ready Read More »
As a Baby Boomer and oftentimes leader in the old forms of church, I have given much prayerful thought to the predicament of my generation. The bad news is: The old forms of the institutional church have come to their end. The good news: The new forms will be influenced by the old to become exceedingly abundantly more than we can ask or think, according to the power that works in those chosen by God to create and participate in them. #iamjustthepen #inLightConsulting
Hope in the Wilderness Read More »
Much like Christmas, obedience observed and practiced with the right attention becomes a wonder and a joy. But what do we mean by wonder? #iamjustthepen #inLightConsulting
The Wonder of Obedience Read More »
And so, it seems that now – in the middle of the storms – we should encourage ourselves, that we not grow weary in doing good (2Thessalonians 3:13). That is the objective of this newsletter.
inLight Adventure Newsletter – Second Half Encouragement Read More »
One of the many opportunities we have for maturing spiritually is the reawakening of our wonder at the realities of God’s kingdom. We are writing this article, complete with spiritual exercise, to encourage and enable Christian individuals and groups who desire to reawaken their spiritual wonder. #iamjustthepen #inLightConsulting
An Exercise in Wonder Read More »
God has allowed the storms, chaos, and crises of this decade to force a decision on all those who claim to be followers of His Son. His tolerance for those loitering around at the fork of Romans 12:2 – or if you prefer, the gate of Luke 13:23-25 – is coming to an end. #iamjustthepen #inLightConsulting
A Christian Response to the Metacrisis – Introduction Read More »
When we began this writing project, my intention was to expose the dangers of conformity with the world, recognize the opportunity presented in this season, and provide some means of navigating through individual and corporate transformation in a spiritually profitable way. Along the way, I discovered that the Holy Spirit had something more in mind!
A Christian Response to the Metacrisis – Preface Read More »
We closed our last article – Attention, Image, Agency, Identity, and Reconnection with the Divine – with an encouragement for all Christians to rediscover the wonder of God’s word. Here’s an excerpt worth repeating: Our failure to disciple children and adults alike has allowed the ideologies of the world space for footholds and strongholds. The
inLight Adventure Newsletter – Reviving Wonder Read More »