“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
Luke 5:5
Lord, if I’m being honest
I’m starting to doubt what you promised
I feel I’ve been fishing all night
Yet nothing still seems to go right
The Hands they say once made the world
Now find themselves around nails curled
The One who by rights is our Boss
Has become a symbol of loss
As we come to this New Year’s Eve
I’m wondering what I should leave
The measure of Faith
Is how we respond
When circumstances
Tempt us to despond
The greatest gift we can give
Is sharing the truth that we live
Not merely with words do we strive
But contagiously being alive
My mind is my greatest source of leverage, granting me power over issues professional, personal and spiritual. But leverage requires a lever, which requires a fulcrum. Something immovable that I can use to move everything else.
But what if the root of the most important issues I face is hidden under that fulcrum? What can I use to move an immovable object?
And what is the secret I have spent my whole life pressing further away from my consciousness?
When there’s a mountain to move
I feel God has something to prove
Is He really real
Or just what I feel
When I am in a good groove?
We feel that nothing can go wrong
When we trust that we truly belong
It seems our salvation is sure
When we know it is us they adore
Proverbs 24:1 Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;
Do I envy wicked men?
Would I take their place?
Do I crave the power to rule
More than the pow’r of grace?
Genesis 6:8 Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
We need a foundation that’s sounder
When taking the role of a founder
The problems are hairy
Competitors scary
And often we find ourselves flounder
When our faith causes others to fear
For they know not salvation is near
It’s easy to blame
Or give in to shame
And tear down the ones we hold dear
The work of Faith
Is the risks we take
To carry Hope
On hearts that break
“We have forgotten — or perhaps never really understood — what it means to trust that God is in control.
Politics matters.
But we have forgotten that good political leaders were supposed to be our gift to the world.
Now we think they are something the world has to give us, so we can truly practice our faith — or feel good about ourselves.
So whenever we see a leader — inside or outside the church — who doesn’t seem to honor our truth, we are filled with anguish; and act like God has abandoned us… ”
Music Playlist: The Agony of Hope
The fear of God should “pressure” me
To prioritize treating my family
With the fruits of the spirit
Even over accomplishing
What I thought He told me to do.
Human bodies run on carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins & minerals, water, and oxygen.
What powers the Body of Christ?
Continue readingRSVP stands for the four steps I have been using to help my spirit align with God’s purposes for my life:
[Final version of Spiritual Christianity: Theology, Simplified]
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1r85tCpqvFYNHYQAsp-F7XTtH1C-Yhzpj1NfBTrXRHOI/edit?usp=sharing
Update: Accepted as a Poster Session. Slides now available.
Abstract submitted for PassionTalks 2018 on Saturday, August 11th at Convergence House of Prayer in Fremont, CA.
Spiritual Christianity arose from a series of blog posts I wrote to prepare my seven-year-old daughter for baptism. I wanted her to start out with a faith that was:
Anjali’s Catechism: The Book is coming in Summer 2019. Preview now.
Are you ready to:
The Gospel: God Loves Us Like Jesus
You are an amazing person. You have a lot in common with other people, but there is nobody quite like you.
God is amazing. We are like God, but God is not like us.
Radically Happy 
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