Author: Adam

Holy Week (Week of April 5) You Will Never Be the Same p 40 “Avoiding the Cross: Unwillingness to Suffer” “Jesus, You are called the Crucified Lord and the Cross-bearer.  May You never have to say to us, ‘You are not worthy of Me; you cannot be My disciple,’ because we did not want to…

In my last post, I discussed Larry Crabb’s vision of the Church as a community in which it is safe to be human.  This is one of the characteristics of “spiritual community” that Dr. Crabb sketches out in his book The Safest Place on Earth.  The other hallmark of this community is the way in…

Baselia Schlink’s book, You Will Never Be the Same, is continuing to inspire our Lenten journey. This week we take a cue from her chapter on “Disobedience.” After reading through the chapter at dinner today, we’ll continue to meditate on her words at each meal by praying the following prayer: Lent 5 (Week of March…

  One of the books I have been enjoying on my journey through Lent is, Death on a Friday Afternoon by Richard John Neuhaus. This book is a meditation on the last words of Jesus from the cross.  Mr. Neuhaus provoked me to think on the concept of Adam and Eve “reaching” for the tree…

“God, help me to believe the truth about myself, no matter how beautiful it may be.” Larry Crabb, Connecting

Here’s the prayer and chapter reference we’re using for Lent 4 from Baselia Schlink’s book, You Will Never Be the Same: Lent 4 (Week of March 22) You Will Never Be the Same p 124 “Mistrust” “Father, let us renounce false accusations towards You and our brothers. We know that it is egoism that nourishes…

“The core battle in everyone’s life is to relate well to God, to worship him, enjoy him, experience his presence, hear his voice, trust him in everything, always call him good, obey every command (even the hard ones), and hope in him when he seems to disappear.  That’s the battle the community of God is…

This is a picture of what happens when you fast electronic entertainment for Lent.