The are two battles we must win in order to live a simpler life. But they have nothing to do with buying books about simplifying or subscribing to magazines about organizing our closets.
Entries Tagged as ‘A Good Life’
November 27, 2009
Thankful to have discovered TWLOHA
I just discovered a non-profit called To Write Love on her Arms” and I want to make sure you have heard about it.
October 22, 2009
Is Bono Right?
I saw U2 a couple of nights ago. Bono said a couple of things I am still thinking about. I wonder what you think. Just for fun I have included a couple of the pictures I took.
October 8, 2009
Blogging About Why I Blog
I was asked by www.preachersinstitute.com why I blog. It should come as no surprise that I decided to turn the answer into a blog.
July 28, 2009
26 Years Ago Today at a Young Life Camp
Tom Wilson, the camp speaker, spoke of how Christ had laid down His life in sacrifice. Tom sent us out into the cool Colorado night for 15 minutes to ponder whether we believed in Jesus and if we did if we might consider some sort of response to His love and sacrifice. I had a great 15 minutes of solitude. I went back to my cabin of guys and told them that I had committed my life to the Lord. I expected a round of high fives or something. But my Young Life leader, Joel Edwards, instead of getting sentimental asked me a life-changing question. Joel simply asked, “So what are you going to do now?” And, you know, to this day I am still answering that question.
July 17, 2009
The Surfer’s Prayer
Almighty God our Father, Whose Mighty Hand has formed the land and sea and eternal sky, we thank Thee for the sport of surfing; for the ocean that mirrors the weather of the sky – serene, calm, gay, angry; and for the wind that causes waves to rise and race like white-maned horses of the sea.
June 25, 2009
Well, It’s Complicated
I must admit that even as an Orthodox Priest there are some circumstances where I find it difficult to talk about my faith. I am not always as prepared as I should be to give an answer for my faith and the joy I have in Christ Jesus. There was this one time I was asked about what I believe one time by a parent at my daughter’s kindergarten curriculum night. It caught me so off guard and I could not read this man very well that I stumbled to get much of anything out. I started with what I now affectionately refer to as the evangelistic “kiss of death.” I stuttered out, “Well, it’s complicated.” The Lord has never let me forget it. I mostly do better than I did that night.
May 29, 2009
Confession: I stole my mother’s copy of Beginning to Pray
While in seminary at Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in NY one of our professors asked us to write a short mission statement. Obviously, this was back when people still did these sorts of things. I wrote this very detailed statement with goals based upon my roles as a follower of Christ, husband, father, pastor, [...]
May 26, 2009
I only write when I am inspired. Fortunately, I am inspired at nine o’clock every morning.
There is a little difficulty in figuring exactly who said, “I only write when I am inspired. Fortunately, I am inspired at nine o’clock every morning.” Most say William Faulkner said it. I do know that it is true. Any consistent discipline applied to art reaps great work. Jonathan Coulton may not be Mozart but he [...]
May 19, 2009
Gear List
Way back 2 weeks ago I talked about hiking rim to river and back and/or rim to rim in the Grand Canyon with very little gear. I will save another entry for the training one needs to do in order to prepare. This is the gear you need to consider having in order to make this journey. [...]
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