During my sabbatical, I learned to care less. And in caring less, I grew to care more. Let me explain. My Spiritual Director introduced… Read More »7 Things I Learned in 30 Days of Silence: #6 Indifference is Ideal
30 days of 6-8 hours of contemplative silence/day led to 1 very overwhelming sense: God is present. It is nearly impossible to spend so much… Read More »7 Things I Learned in 30 Days of Silence: #5 God is Here/ Now not There/ Then
When it comes to silence and the contemplative life, it’s easy to think that it’s a solitary experience. Like being a monk in a… Read More »7 Things I Learned In 30 Days of Silence: #2 There’s No Christ Without Community
Recently I was in the Philippines with some victims of Typhoon Haiyan. Haiyan hit landfall in the Philippines at 190 mph. 5,200 people were killed. Half a million homes were destroyed. 4.3 million people were displaced, including 1 million children.
I had the opportunity to visit with families who had lost their homes either partially or fully. Nathan Luther, our missionary in the Philippines, was with me. Nathan told me that one of the major questions on the minds of those families was this question: “Why?” [PP Why?] Why did God allow this disaster to happen? Why were their homes demolished and others spared? Why?Read More »The Story of My Life: Created but Cracked (Gen. 1-3)