“It’s the most wonderful time of the year! With the kids jingle belling and everyone telling you “Be of good cheer!” It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” No doubt for many folks Andy William’s hap-hap-happy Christmas crooning about …
Part One: The Tension of the Crush and the Crèche Read more »
Welcome back to the table! Exhausted yet excited by “running the good race” (Hebrews 12:1)? Praise God if you’re “feeling the burn”, yet joyous in the spirit from fighting the good fight, and hungry for some replenishing fare! Let’s get …
It may occur to you that this has to be either an offering from a “consonance addict” who comes up with the best sounding words first and then shoehorns a meaning into them; or, it’s a “Which One Doesn’t Fit” …
This is an analogy. Granted, not many analogies begin by giving the reader a heads-up of this sort. But this is an important enough analogy that I want to be as clear and empathic as possible. Yvon Chouinard, in his …
Welcome back to The Training Table. So glad you’ve decided to maintain the best spiritual nutrition while you’re running the good race (Hebrews 12:1)!! Undoubtedly, the feast set before us may be one of the most unusual and potentially long-lasting …
The Care and Feeding of the Heart? Thanksgiving… “Eight Days a Week!” Read more »
Growth in Maturity and “Re-Creative Influence” “Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their …
How Best To Be Truly Creative, Re-Creative, Radically Re-Creational! Read more »
As the saying goes, “The second oldest religion is humanism.” Ever since The Fall in The Garden of Eden when Satan sowed the seed of doubt (“Did God really say…?”—Genesis 3) and Eve was tempted and took the bait to …
The Wellspring and Mainspring of the Heart? God’s Providence is the Key! Read more »
There’s a lot one could point to in the Bible, or about God, “ultimate questions”, and “the great unknown, by-and-by-in-the-sky” stuff of life, death, and in between. For the sake of brevity, let’s call this cloud of grayish matter, “mystery”. …
“Choose Well!”: Don’t Let “The Mysteries” Fill You With Doubt! Read more »
Francis A. Schaeffer said, “Biblical orthodoxy without compassion is surely the ugliest thing in the world.” (A Christian Manifesto) Wow, pretty strong words, eh?! What’s your take on this claim? How would you re-cast this statement in a way another …
As it pertains to any organization of any kind—ranging from one person to a global company—there’s a very wise rule of thumb that we always need to keep in mind: “The Heart of the Matter is Mission as Mantra”. Can …