Jesus…loves people and has the power to help, so he has one interruption after another. If Jesus lived today, his cell phone would be ringing constantly. The quest for a contemplative life can actually be self-absorbed, focused on my quiet and me. If we love people and have the power to help, then we are … Continue reading
I have fallen into this week, stumbling on to my face, slamming on the brakes. The pace has slowed, yet how long it takes for my heart to still! One week every four to six months. One week of relative stillness, of solitude, of a diary largely scrubbed of obligations. One week of living slow, of … Continue reading
Does anyone else resonate with this excerpt from the early writings of a pastor whose published journal I have been reading lately? Some men simply overwhelm me with their fantastic acquaintance with so many truths. Can one man know everything? Of course not. Then what should he know? How is he to choose out of … Continue reading
I find it helpful to take time out over the summer to review my year so far in the light of the recalibration I always try to make space for during each New Year period. Perhaps this half-year review is the throwback to days when my years ran from September to August; perhaps it is … Continue reading
This is the last post in a series which I wrote a while ago but didn’t want to post at the time. I’m not in the same place today that I was then; as a result, I’m tempted to edit the writing to soften or finesse it, but I’ve chosen not to! Though the experience … Continue reading
Someone came through to my blog site this last week by googling ‘drivenness’. Somewhat surprised that my site figures on such a search, I googled the same term to see how many pages down the google search you’d have to go before you found me. Do you think I should be concerned that The Art … Continue reading
I had been meaning to blog for a while about my experiment in learning Colossians. I just never got round to it really. I suppose it’s because the last few weeks have been fairly intense as I’ve engaged in the Other Experiment. The one where I try to start believing God’s Word about my drivenness. … Continue reading
I sense a blog series coming on. ‘Fridays are for…’, it would be called. But I don’t need any more self-imposed pressures in my life and if I were to say that I was going to do such a series, then I would feel committed to produce something every Friday in this vein. Since I … Continue reading
I really like the weekly college chapel service. It may be something to do with it being a service where I don’t have to sing, lead the service or preach. Though, in ten days’ time, I will actually be preaching there and, in the past, I have been known to lead the service a couple … Continue reading
The Art of Steering 