Simple beginnings, quiet rivulets joining a mighty river, each drop with its uncertain path, as the river flows forward in the unstoppable field of gravity, spirit gravity. In a Budapest workshop two weeks ago, an informal group was mobilized for spiritual solidarity in the gospel movement. The …
Ambition and friendship
How can one person be a friend to secularists, other professed followers of Jesus, and Muslims? Is the ambition impossible? In liaison with God, nothing, absolutely nothing is impossible. If the supreme ambition is to become like God, if that ambition is socialized, and if it is altruistic, then it …
A poem plus
The Wonder Like air fresh-cleansed by rain, and shining grass in bright and gently sun- lit day . . . . Did I attain sincere worship? The soul as I recall did surge, a pilot cleared for take-off. Then felt the lift-off, the entry into stratosphere, and then, in delight: what was …
It’s a dangerous world. Trust God?
We know that ours is a dangerous world; but we are also told to trust God. How does this knowledge fit together with this advice? Some say that, given a world like ours, it makes no sense to trust God. Some believers place their trust in God in such a way that they feel just fine about remaining …
Goodie we get to serve in a crisis
Serving in a crisis. Does the idea make you tense? Joyous? My first YouTube video shows the recipe. Hear responses to questions: What crises? How can we address multiple crises simultaneously? …
Love and friendship
A friend, a true friend, a good friend—what a treasure! Time together is sweet. Time apart is sustained by a relationship that doesn’t need to be continually focused on. A marriage can enjoy such friendship. Friendship can pervade a group. Friendship is based upon love, the desire to do good to …
