Each advancing moment is never a movement from nothing to something but always a movement from something to something more. — Henri Nouwen. In this time between the end of Lent and Easter morning I think of Nouwen’s words above. When I consider what is next after forty days of sacrifice, prayer, meditation, and service I say…
Month: March 2018
Breaking Through The Fourth Wall
For he himself is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall. — Ephesians 2:14 I learned that one refers to the audience in a stage play or musical as the “fourth wall,” and when a performer addresses the audience directly its called breaking…
The Day Of Betrayal and Grace
“Why are you sleeping? — Luke 22:46 This is the day of betrayal. We are familiar with the stories of Judas who sold out Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, and Peter who denied Jesus three times before the cock crowed, but the story that follows the Last Supper is filled with more betrayal than…
The Holy Work Of Waiting
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. — Ecclesiastes 3:1 Yesterday we talked about God’s time — kairos. When the time is right, we are in kairos. Problem with kairos is we are not in control of many of the major events in our life, and in between the “right time” and the…
Only Time Will Tell
But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. 2 Peter 3:8. Peter suggests that God needs to get a watch or he’s reading the clock above. Just kidding of course. We consider time in two ways.…