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Tag: reconciliation

  • 5/23 Poem: Women’s Trust

    Adam was made from the dust / Then Eve was placed in his trust / After that things went downhill / And we are trapped by that still…

  • 5/22 Limericks: Everything HIS Awesome

    Though this world feels like it’s broke 
 / That’s not a reason to choke

  • 5/13 Poem: Heart Strategy

    When great success I hope to find 
 / I figure things out for my mind 
 / But mayhap the best place to start 
 / Is building a plan for my heart

  • 4/27 Limerick: Re-Vided Heart

    In a world that seems so divided 
 / Give me a heart that is “vided” 
 / When I know You’re real 
 / I’ll feel what “they” feel 
 / And feed them the grace You provided

  • 4/16 Poem: Unjust Deserts

    4/16 Poem: Unjust Deserts

    When the world hurts / We want just desserts / A law that is true / Protects me from you // This comes at a cost…

  • 3/25 Limerick: Gift Withholding

    If You are withholding Your gift
 / Maybe it’s due to our rift
 / It’s always worthwhile
 / That we reconcile
 / To show the world we get Your drift!

  • 3/17 Limericks: Word Choke

    I know it may sound like a joke But sometimes on Your Word I choke The truth that I find O’erwhelms my mind Fearing that I’ll end up broke Lord plow up the soil of my heart Make me the place where you start Sowing your joy So we destroy…

  • 12/7 Limericks: Re-Woke

    Today I will be **fully** woke

  • 11/20 Limericks: Cross-Talk

    I don’t want to share / 
The cross you won’t bear / 
Suddenly, our conflict makes sense!

  • 11/14 Poem: Reunited Hearts (Ode to Inner Healing)

    The reason our loves fall apart Is because sin broke our heart

  • 11/13 Limericks: AgreeMensch

    Instead of just sitting on my bench 
While Lefts & Rights 
Get into fights

  • 11/12 Poem: Forgiven-ness

    The reason their wound 
Burdens my heart 
Is that they’ve triggered 
My orphaned “part”

  • 10/20 Limerick: Long-Hearted

    When our world’s falling apart We must learn to be long “heart”

  • Limerick: Obey Deep

    Limerick: Obey Deep

    When we obey Christ with whole hearts That’s when deep redemption can start

  • Poem: Nailing it!

    If you touch on 
My trauma 
Prepare to feel 
The drama

  • WADACAM! Men’s Weekend (Fall 2022)

    This Fourfold Reconciling (pronounced “G-SE-OOW!”) integrates often disjointed aspects of our faith into a seamless cycle of continually growing us all closer to Jesus: Worship AS Discipleship AS Community AS Mission. WADACAM!

  • Limerick: The Inverse Of Anger

    The inverse of anger at sin Is where reconciling begins For when we all seek To help out the weak We shift from win-lose to win-win

  • LifeView: Part-y of God [from iHack]

    Over on my professional blog iHack, I’ve been working through the excellent book Designing Your Life. In addition to articulating a philosophy of work (WorkView), they challenge us to write down a philosophy of life (LifeView). Since that obviously overlaps with my spiritual journaling here, I decided to repost it.…

  • 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

  • Dream: Wild Thing

    Dream: Wild Thing

    I am holding a monster in my hands Round and furry, mostly head Like a Furby But evil, like a gremlin Yellow eyes, snarling teeth Rabid