Notes on the Journey

This Week’s Blog

Welcoming the God Within

In earlier times, some European Christians had an Advent practice that helped capture the meaning of the season. The family would take a wheel off their wagon and use it to make the Advent wreath. During the quiet of winter, they would slow down, stay close to home, and leave some of their work behind. […]

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Patience as a Gift We Give

Pat’s daughter Elizabeth was getting ready to take the test to get her driver’s license, but she was having trouble angle parking.

For most of my life, I’ve lived with a “glass-half-empty” view of myself. Perhaps you know what that’s like . . .

The “Yet Challenge”

Mark’s fourth grade classroom has a key word: “yet.” The significance of that word isn’t clear until the class brings it to

The One Question that Matters

The scene is familiar. (John 21:1-19) In the aftermath of Peter’s betrayal and his tears of remorse, he has fished all night

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Commitment

Saying yes to the spiritual and opening ourselves to God . . .

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