Radically Happy

  • TC-1d2: Defining Discipleship

    Making Disciples of Jesus 
is about spreading His Kingdom 
by manifesting the Fruit of the Spirit 
for others to enjoy 
via the deliberate practice of submitting every thought, emotion, and reaction 
to Christ

  • What Discipleship Is (and Isn’t)

    It is about submitting every thought — and emotion! — to Christ, so we more consistently manifest the Fruit of the Spirit.

  • Dream: Church Sync

    What happened when a black church started meeting inside a white church… Suddenly I see small intense knot of men in a corner. Someone, probably a young black man, is pouring out the pain and anger in his heart. Not bitterly. But passionately. The crowd of men, of all races…

  • Grievable Wounds

    The world 
And other people 
Deal us grievous wounds

  • Unearthly Power

    We are so easily infatuated 
And subtly captivated 
By the powers of this world 
The mimetic desires 
At the heart of our communities 
Even Christian ones

  • Adoption Curve

    Our adoption as Sons of God Is a process Of learning And letting go

  • Holy Hunger

    There are many ways 
To Hunger for God 
All of them good 
Most of them tainted

  • The Unspeakable

    We cannot say 
What God is 
Only THAT He is

  • Grievable Losses: The Beatitudes, Summarized

    Blessed are those 
Who grieve the loss 
Of the historic context 
That made them feel secure

  • GraceWorks Expo

    The universe is a display Of God’s redeeming glory

  • See The World

    To see 
The world 
Through Another’s 
Eyes 
Is Love 
Is Empathy 
Is Essential 
Is Impossible

  • Redeeming Ares, Part 3: Un-Hasty Hestia

    Redeeming Ares, Part 3: Un-Hasty Hestia

    I am bustled in by a grandmotherly lady. 
I can’t tell whether she is an Italian, Jewish, or Indian mother. 
Then I realize she is probably the prototype for all of them… H. Have a seat! Drink some tea. Take your coat off. No, don’t worry about your shoes. Tsch,…

  • Hope Grieves (How to Forgive)

    What if our enemy 
Who can kill our body 
Only strengthens 
Our soul

  • Refresh Focus

    We get wrapped up 
In the pain of reality 
And lose our peace Or avoid that pain 
Seeking comfort in God 
And lose the assignment 
God called us to live out

  • Preparing to See God’s Glory

    We long for God’s radiant glory But rarely remember How much it terrifies Those who experience it Maybe we need To build up our endurance By training our eyes Or our hearts To see the depths of our sin And His grace So that we can bear to be around…

  • Dream: Dark Depths

    “It is almost like there is a concerted effort To destroy our communication 
By someone who understands our weakness 
Better than we do ourselves!” The enemy knows
All our weaknesses 
They literally swim in emotions
Manipulation is second nature to them

  • Fruit of the Spirit vs Veggies of the Law/Jellies of the Flesh

    Perhaps like you, I had subconsciously assumed that Fruit of the Spirit meant I myself was feeling more love, joy, peace, etc. But once I reimagined Fruit as “experiences we give others that contain the seed of Christ,” I started to get really excited.

  • Immanuel Encounter: Into the Woods

    I am in the woods at IVCF camp in Massachusetts At the moonlit lake I remember from my college days Jesus is there I am seven years old It is daytime I wish we could stay like this forever Young Innocent Happy

  • The Amygdala Gospel: Rewiring How We Grow Closer to Jesus

    When Jesus said we must deny ourselves, I think He meant the amygdala.

  • Mary’s Christmas: A Lament

    O God, why me? 
Why does it have to be me? 
Why did you have to choose me?