Monthly Archives: October 2007
Some Time Later, the Brook Dried Up
I’m feeling very sad today. It’s evening, and I’ve just finished teaching my last workshop as an independent consultant. I’ve taken a job working with a ministry in another country, and the unfamiliarity of my new surroundings is making this … Continue reading
Filed under Change, Spiritual Growth
Superhero
All great superheroes are, at least in part, images of Christ. Their stories are the retelling of the greatest story ever told. When they save those in danger, it is a picture of Jesus’ atoning work on the cross. Their … Continue reading
Filed under Religion, Spirituality
Pack Rat
I’m on the road for the next few weeks, and a very scary thing is about to happen at my house. Within 24 hours, my mother-in-law will get off a plane to begin a visit at our home. (No, that’s … Continue reading
Filed under eternity
F.E.A.R.
When was the last time you did something really scary? The kind of scary that knots your stomach and weakens your knees. The kind of scary that makes you feel like everything is out of control. Fear is an interesting … Continue reading
Filed under Fear
Man Down!
Not to put too fine a point on it, but the world’s a mess. I’ve been lots of places and seen lots of terrible things. Poverty, sickness, drugs, prostitution, broken families, broken lives… They’re everywhere. Affluent countries do a better … Continue reading
Filed under Masculinity
Wall-Building
Building walls is often seen today as a bad thing. (Do good fences really make good neighbors?) In organizations, we talk about building silos, and interpersonally, we talk about putting walls up when we are feeling defensive. But those are … Continue reading
Filed under Spirituality
