In the Coracle

External and Internal, thought from Merton

December 12th, 2008, No Comments

What was delivered to Moses on tablets of stone, as the fruit of lightning and thunder, is now more thoroughly born in our souls as quietly as the breath of our own being.
“Dialogues with Silence: Prayers & Drawings” (Thomas Merton)

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Ordinary People answer the Seven Questions

May 31st, 2008, No Comments

Todd Hiestand has a great challenge for us:

I read recently in Relevant Magazine’s article on 7 Big Questions. In this article they asked 7 questions of Mark Driscoll, Rob Bell, Erwin McManus, Frederica Mathewes-Green, Lauren Winner, Efrem Smith, Rick Warren. These are some big names in the evangelical world and its no surprise that everyone [...]

Marks of Spiritual Maturity

May 31st, 2008, No Comments

Over at my friend Kedge’s blog he’s started a discussion that I think is really helpful. I recommend that you go over there and jump in, and maybe even copy your discussion thoughts into comments here.
Here’s what he’s wrestling with:

How do we know if someone (ourselves included) is spiritually mature?

How do we know if someone [...]

39 Examen

March 11th, 2008, 3 Comments

Today I turned 39 years old. It’s a good time, it seems to me, to take stock of my life.
I’m doing it using a simple little spiritual exercise called the Ignatian Examen, described first by St. Ignatius of Loyola. Ignatius founded the Jesuit order.
A nice description of the Ignatian Examen is this one [...]

“The Celtic Way of Evangelism”, Chapter 2

June 26th, 2007, 2 Comments

Here’s a summary and responses to chapter 2 of George Hunter’s The Celtic Way of Evangelism.
In chapter two, Hunter describes the form of community life that was shaped in early Celtic Christianity.
In general, Celtic Christianity was more a movement than Roman Christianity’s tendency to institution; it incorporated more laity in ministry and less ordained clergy; [...]

Holy Spaces, Prayer Rocks and more Celtic thoughts

June 26th, 2007, No Comments

I went for a run this morning. My running path is really phenomenal – a gravel trail alongside the middle fork of Snoqualmie River, and within four blocks at most I’m out of suburbia and in nature. Yes, I can hear I-90 on the not-too-distant distance if I choose to, but it’s amazing [...]

“The Celtic Way of Evangelism”, Chapter 1

June 25th, 2007, No Comments

Chapter 1 of George Hunter’s “The Celtic Way of Evangelism” sets the historical framework for Patrick’s interaction with the Celtic peoples in the British isles.
As you’re perhaps aware, Patrick’s story goes like this: An Englishman born into an aristocratic Christian family, Patrick and other villagers were captured in a midnight slave raid by Irish [...]

Blogging through “The Celtic Way of Evangelism”. Again.

June 25th, 2007, No Comments

I’ve been looking forward to re-reading George Hunter’s excellent book “The Celtic Way of Evangelism” as soon as I saw it on the reading list for my Celtic Trail course at Bakke.  I blogged a summary of this book previously, and pointed to an interview with Hunter in this brief post.
I deeply resonate with this [...]

On Integrity

May 23rd, 2007, 2 Comments

I found this quote in tomorrow’s reading (I don’t know what day of the week it is when I pick this book up early in the morning, sue me… :)) from Celtic Daily Prayer.
It speaks well of the desire for integrity – for the private and public life, the inner and outer life, the “spiritual” [...]

Quote: Why I Journal

May 4th, 2007, 1 Comment

This sweet quote comes from Dave Jacobs, a church planter and coach who has recently started a really nice web resource and brief email at smallchurchpastor.com
“I practice journaling because I believe in meditation. I practice meditation because I believe in prayer. I practice prayer because I believe in God. Spiritual journaling is not the same [...]