Radically Happy

  • DBJ “AA Edition” — Adjustment/Assignment

    [The latest iteration of Discipling by Jesus] A co-devotional practice for listening to God, Scripture, each other, and your own heart Growing Closer to Jesus in Relationship | Character | Impact

  • Share Trouble

    The pain ungrieved Unsurrendered to God Is like a dam waiting to burst One more drop Might destroy us

  • Revival Time (and Space)

    Lord, Is now the time You will restore Your kingship To Your people? Yes. If you are willing To pay the price.

  • Citizens of Better

    We must be members First Of the heavenly community Only in the Trinity Can we truly find Identity and Values Security and Peace

  • Death Benefit

    We must un-know Our un-knowing We must un-Self Our Self We must un-live Our un-life

  • Dream: Exterminate!

    Dream: Exterminate!

    Our garden has been infested with poke-lizards at least as long as my son has been alive. A few years ago we decided to get rid of them. Now there is only one place left for them to hide. Time to set off the lizard-bomb.

  • #Devalidation: My Current Favorite Sin

    The alternative Is Hospitality With Incarnation The other half Of Vulnerability Concentrating my Self In Christ Where He can protect The real Me And leaving Everything else On the table

  • Dream: Border Crossing

    Dream: Border Crossing

    Einstein taught us that this world Is mostly illusion The only true real thing is will Or Spirit, if you prefer The universe only gives us What we truly and deeply want The way we demonstrate that Is by how we engage with the illusion Through planning, preparation, and execution

  • Dream: Threeway Trash Thrash

    Dream: Threeway Trash Thrash

    He never wanted this job But now he seems to be clinging to power It doesn’t make any sense So I really have three assignments: 1. On the surface, I am there to help him 2. My bosses primarily just want to know what the heck is going on 3.…

  • Redeeming Ares, Part 10: House of Mouse

    Redeeming Ares, Part 10: House of Mouse

    Now I’m really confused. Was Satan really so petty as to steal this god’s pet mouse? And isn’t Apollo’s gratitude just a little over the top? But that is nothing compared to what happens next.

  • Redeeming Ares, Part 9: Satan’s Well

    Redeeming Ares, Part 9: Satan’s Well

    A malevolent shadow starts growing in the air around me. The temperature drops, and a cruel wind tears at my flesh. I glance around for Hermes to rescue me, but my escort is nowhere to be seen. I try to hope he escaped, perhaps even ran for help. But hope…

  • Redeeming Ares, Part 8: Hermetic Unsealing

    Redeeming Ares, Part 8: Hermetic Unsealing

    I jerk my finger back Seriously? I have braved gods and goddesses Divine mountains and infernal hellholes Only to be taunted By my adolescent foibles? Is someone pranking me?

  • Redeeming Ares, Part 7: Divine Judgement

    Redeeming Ares, Part 7: Divine Judgement

    Hear me out O ye gods! Your time is ending And I for one am glad Mankind grows weary Of your pettiness and folly Your lusts and intrigues Your callousness and favoritism Yet now that your time Has come to an end I only have one thing Left to say

  • Redeeming Ares, Part 6: Losing My Religion

    Redeeming Ares, Part 6: Losing My Religion

    I still have my Burden. 
My Pride. 
I’ve been to hell and back 
So many times 
I have frequent fryer miles 
But found no flames 
To unmake that ring 
There’s only 
one move 
left.

  • Dream: Possum Player

    I break character 
I ask the actress 
Who is playing her 
Whether I 
Am interacting with her enough

  • Dream: Mafia Don

    Dream: Mafia Don

    The don helps us out. Protects us from the other guy. I think he’s my friend. And maybe he really is fond of me. But then I catch a glimpse Of what happens When he feels threatened…

  • Behold the Man

    John 19:5 When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” Pilate wanted us to behold JesusPerhaps hoping he could free Jesus Or free himselfOf the responsibilityOf seeing moreThan he wanted Than he could handleThan he was free to…

  • Three Dimensions of Christian Identity

    Position: We are already completely accepted as the Father’s beloved children Process: We are still becoming redemptive co-heirs with Jesus Perception: We develop this identity in (not from) community as we practice reconciliation by hearing and obeying the Spirt

  • Grace Conductor

    Lord, make me the Third Rail of grace Purify me So that your love and faithfulness Flows dangerously through me

  • A Call for Sonship in the Body of Christ

    Historically, the Body of Christ has relied on three interdependent roles:• Infants, who receive what they are taught• Mystics, who seek their own truth• Paternalists, who create the context for Infants Matthew 23:9 And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in…