Wisdom isn’t a body of information. It’s the moral quality of knowing what you don’t know and figuring out a way to handle your ignorance, uncertainty, and limitation.
David Brooks, NY Times Columnist & Author
The whole transaction of religious conversation has been made mechanical and spiritless…The man is ‘saved’, but he is not hungry or thirsty after God. In fact, he is specifically taught to be satisfied and is encouraged to be content with little.
A.W. Tozier, The Pursuit of God
In “The Rabbi’s Heartbeat”, Manning talks about solitude. Or the quiet. This week I’m unpluging from my schoolwork, my job, and my life. I’m taking Grace on a one-week trip. We leave this afternoon. Tonight we go to “The Cole Cabin”, hike around Coleman, MI, head up to Gaylord, stay at a friend’s house, then Thursday camp out at the...
There are two visions of life, two kinds of people. The first see life as a possession to be carefully guarded. They are called settlers. The second see life as a wild, fantastic, explosive gift. They are called pioneers. These two types give rise to two kinds of theology: Settler Theology and Pioneer Theology. According to Wes Seeliger in his book, Western Theology, the first kind, Settler...
I did it. This is me literally 1/4 of a mile from the finish line. I’m high-fiving Micki. Grace took this pic on Mick’s iPhone. It’s pretty awesome. So, Saturday I ran 13.1 miles. I did it. How do we celebrate? First, I want to thank Micki for being so supportive of me being gone so much running. She never, and I mean NEVER, made me feel guilty, said anything...
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