“Your own ears will hear him… ‘This is the way you should go.’” – Isaiah 30:21 (NLT). — Last month, I went to a prayer labyrinth for a class assignment in my master’s program. For those of you who don’t know what a prayer labyrinth is, it is a circular path that leads its participantsContinue reading “LABYRINTH”
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ADELPHOI
I have recently been doing some reading on the father/child relationship we can have with God. During my studies last week, I came across the Greek word, “adelphoi.” This word is used throughout the New Testament to address believers. Depending on the version, it is translated to “friends” (NRSV), “brethren” (NKJV), or “brothers and sisters”Continue reading “ADELPHOI”
What Are the Sacred Pathways?
This article discusses feeling disconnected from God and the importance of recognizing individual ways of connecting with Him. It highlights nine distinct “sacred pathways” or spiritual temperaments, including Naturalist, Sensate, Traditionalist, Ascetic, Activist, Caregiver, Enthusiast, Contemplative, and Intellectual. Each pathway signifies a unique method of nurturing one’s relationship with God.
PENTECOST
Today is Pentecost Sunday. It commemorates the day the Hoy Spirit empowered the disciples. Luke recounts this event in Acts 2 writing, “When the day of Pentecost came…All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tounges as the Spirit enabled them” (v. 1 & 4, NIV). Is hisContinue reading “PENTECOST”
IN LOVE AND IN CRAZY
I used to not understand how couples could say things like, “I love my spouse, but they drive me crazy.” I figured that those two things were mutually exclusive. After all, doesn’t 1 Peter 4:8 says, “Love covers over a multitude of crazy,” or something? Like I said, I USED to not understand how couplesContinue reading “IN LOVE AND IN CRAZY”
MATTHEW 25:31-46 (COVID-19 Version)
Sometimes I think about how Jesus might have told his parables if he shared them today… — THE PARABLE OF THE SHEEP AND THE GOATS When Jesus returns, he will sit at his throne and every nation will gather in front of him. Like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, he will divideContinue reading “MATTHEW 25:31-46 (COVID-19 Version)”
Two Locations = One Message
During my trip to Israel in 2017, our group visited both the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem. Both sites claim the story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, burial, and resurrection as their own. While the site of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has nearly 2000 years tradition as wellContinue reading “Two Locations = One Message”
GROUNDHOG DAY
“Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cold out there today…” Is it just me, or does it feel like Groundhog Day? For those unfamiliar with the 1993 film, “Groundhog Day” (Watch it. It’s on Netflix and you probably don’t have anything else better to do), it is a movieContinue reading “GROUNDHOG DAY”
WHISPER
The time we are living in is forcing many to self-quarantine, social distance, and/or shelter in place. During this time it has been interesting for me to see how people have been using the internet as an antidote for isolation. Yesterday, I was checking in with one of my best friends, Andrew Sakabu. He sharedContinue reading “WHISPER”
REMEMBER(?)
Earlier this week, I struck up a conversation with a cashier at one of Claudia and I’s regular spots. We talked about how we were both interested in what our favorite stand-up comedians will have to say about coronavirus after it is all over. While we speculated on what people might remember and joke about,Continue reading “REMEMBER(?)”
Nick Chellsen 