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December 2012

December 14, 2012

The God who cries when children die

"The history of our world is the history of our suffering together. Every act of...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

How an author of ‘Jesus for President’ can also be Roman Catholic: From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart

I’m thrilled to tell you about a book that is out called From Willow Creek...

October 22, 2012

Welcoming all as if they were Christ (Oratory of the Heart)

The Oratory of the Heart: How Benedictine Spirituality Shapes My Walk with Christ Part Five:...

September 2012

September 17, 2012

If I wasn’t Anabaptist, I’d probably become Anglican – Reflections on an ancient-future faith orientation

The more I’ve experienced the worship of high church liturgy, the more I’ve found myself...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

Evangelical Culture Myths: #3 I’m Not Good Enough for God

Today I continue a long term series called “Evangelical Culture Myths.” I invite you to...

August 24, 2012

Falling off the Ladder of Humility (The Oratory of the Heart #4)

I am excited to have another post here by David Ozab. He is a writer...

August 23, 2012

Why the “Christian life” isn’t worth living

For most of my life, I focused my faith on knowing Jesus through morality management....

July 2012

July 31, 2012

Can Porn be used responsibly?

My view is that porn always removes God from the center replacing the Divine with...

July 23, 2012

Taking a “Should” on our Spiritual Lives

One of the things that I'm discovering about spiritual disciplines is that I often take...

July 13, 2012

Jesus + Nothing = Everything

As we attempt to appropriately interpret Scripture and live in relationship with the Spirit of...

June 2012

June 25, 2012

Idol-ology: when our ideas or experiences replace God

I tend to have a bit of pendulum swing, back and forth, between two areas...

June 24, 2012

Praying: A Poem

Mary Oliver’s poem “Praying” reads: It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could...

June 18, 2012

Why singing “Our God is Greater” *might* make our God seem less great

There’s a song that has now made its rounds in the evangelical church circuit. This...

June 13, 2012

The Oratory of the Heart: How Benedictine Spirituality had Shaped My Walk with Christ (3 – The Vows)

I am excited to have another post here by David Ozab. He is a writer...

May 2012

May 10, 2012

I’m Done Dating Jesus Online

Maybe you’ve seen the commercials for the various online dating sites. The latest claim is...

April 2012

April 24, 2012

Living Beyond Limbo – Turning “Eventuallys” into “Events”

In less than two weeks I will be a seminary graduate. After five long and...

April 11, 2012

The Oratory of the Heart: How Benedictine Spirituality has Guided my Walk with Christ (Lectio Divina)

I am excited to have a post here by David Ozab. He is a writer...

March 2012

March 07, 2012

Prayer of Sir Francis Drake (wow… challenging our dreams)

Disturb us, Lord, when We are too well pleased with ourselves, When our dreams have...

February 2012

February 16, 2012

The Oratory of the Heart: How Benedictine Spirituality has guided my walk with Christ

I am excited to have a post here by David Ozab. He is a writer...

January 2012

January 10, 2012

Soren Kierkegaard: A Parable of Affluence Rather than the Simplicity of Christ

The following functions as a parable for those who let "worry" lead to the desire...

January 10, 2012

Evangelical Culture Myths: #1 Speaking in Tongues is From the Devil, Unless Interpreted

Today I begin a long term series called "Evangelical Culture Myths." I invite you to...

December 2011

December 28, 2011

The Reboot. Deleting Your Facebook Profile Each Year as a Spiritual Discipline

--The following is a guest post-- Last year, I began a personal discipline/tradition based on...

December 06, 2011

Let’s Go on a Christmas Spending Spree!: The Story of Stuff

I wanted to share this video with you to stimulate conversation about simplicity and consumerism....

November 2011

November 16, 2011

Donald Miller with Lauren Winner: a conversation about spiritual practices

September 2011

September 19, 2011

Don’t Let the Sun Go Down While You’re Still… P.O.’d! (Get Out Your “Damn It Doll”)

This past weekend, I had a moment where I got P.O.'d. If you're human,...

August 2011

August 29, 2011

If the Spirit took the lead…

Throughout the New Testament we find that the Holy Spirit takes an active role in...

August 23, 2011

Revolutionary Freedom and a Game of Freeze Tag (Joey LeTourneau)

Below is an article written by my good friend, Joey LeTourneau. I've known his family...

August 22, 2011

I Love God Like My Wife Loves Frogs… From a Distance

My wife Lauren makes me laugh out loud nearly every day. She is amazing! One...

August 18, 2011

Rob Bell on Personal Burnout and Being Human

Any thoughts? I can relate to this in many ways...

August 08, 2011

Coming Out of the Theological Closet

I’m told that coming out of the closet involves risk on the part of someone...