Palm Sunday; Matthew 1–3 — This Palm Sunday I woke up ready to catch up on all the things I hadn’t done with the power out for 48 hours. I had a long to-do list, with times for each of them so I could get everything done before this afternoon’s commitments. I stepped out on…

Nearness and Power in Psalm 139 — In the end of Psalm 139, David asks the Lord to search him and know him. In the New Living Translation: Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path…

De-transformative experiences. One of the most fascinating enneagram theories I have heard is that the number you start out with is actually the number you moved to somewhere in your early life when you discovered your original number wasn’t working. For instance, I am a type 9; which integrates to a type…

The surprise attack on everything — This morning it is 64 degrees, and it’s barely 10am. This, of course, is January and is ridiculous. Ice caps in danger, sure, but also the number of days I have to appropriately wear long pants in central Alabama. …

We can’t have air in all our tires. — This has not been a banner week for transportation. Last Tuesday, one week in to a now two-week car repair, I was riding my bike through the South East Lake neighborhood when I turned left towards East Lake park and rode past a Toyota Camry with its hazards on. …

Our Father in heaven, Save us from a life-hack religion, a way of life that short-cuts intimacy and short-circuits our growth. May your name be kept holy as we walk — sometimes trudge — along the narrow way. May we keep it holy to ourselves; may we not grumble or…

A slightly gloomy Advent meditation. — Today is Sunday, December 2nd, 2018, and today I am 26. Today is also the first day of Advent, the season remembering that long ago Jesus also had a birthday, a day he was born, a day where he came from a womb. Of course, Jesus has always been alive…