Ancient Paths in a Modern World

"Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls." 

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  • From the Digital Ashes… The Beautiful You 

    A friend and I went to an Arts conference a few weeks ago. It was one of the first times I publicly identified as a writer. Although I have always identified as an artist, it was refreshing to specifically own up to writing.  Perhaps in the past, I thought if I don’t tell anyone then Read more

  • Luminaries

    Do you know what’s wrong with this country?! And what’s wrong with the political system? Do you know what’s wrong with this younger generation? And the schools? What’s wrong with the church?!?! The problem is that we are conditioned by this world to focus and dwell on what’s wrong!! (How’s that for a Jesus-juke?!) In Read more

  • The Score Keeper

    Have you ever kept the score at a baseball game or watched someone do it? It’s a distinct task that keeps track of every single hit, pitch, swing, foul, strike, ball, and strikeout. Regardless of technological changes, it happens at every baseball game. What’s cool is that you can look back over a scorecard and Read more

  • Silence

    “And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake(?) in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in Read more

  • Never Closer…

    You are never closer to another person than when you are praying for them. And that is not bound by proximity of the body, just the heart. Read more

  • The Four-Fold Ministry of the American Church

    In America we have mastered systematic Christianity. We have Christian schools for kids, Bible colleges, missions schools, seminaries, entry level ministry jobs, executive ministry jobs, Senior Pastors, Bishops, Apostles, etc etc etc.  There are books to learn how to be a disciple, to study church history, to learn about theology, evangelism, apologetics, etc etc etc. Read more

  • Salute

    “Love consists of this: two solitudes that meet, protect and salute each other. ” ― Rainer Maria Rilke In Parker J. Palmer’s book Let Your Life Speak the author recounts his bout with a deep depression. One of his dear friends was a regular visitor and was pivotal in his recovery. As Parker recounts these Read more

  • Neo Midrash

    It’s been said that knowing G-d is akin to a person pointing up to the moon. The finger that points is the people, the scriptures, the lessons, etc. and the moon is G-d. The finger does its absolute best to point in the right direction and if that goes well the observer sees the moon Read more

  • normal

    When I’m not invested in mission or distracted by the simple pursuits of life… I feel a deep ache. The world is not as it should be. Most pursuits are vanity. Very little is rightly aligned to Heaven. I see now why the believers of the first few centuries struggled with living the normal life. Read more

  • Pouring Out the Puzzle Pieces

    According to the 2019 US Census, 20% of fathers are absent from their minor children. I have to admit that when I first became a father I was shocked as to how much sacrifice was demanded of me. Mothers, you may be rolling your eyes all the way back in your heads right now as Read more