One more from Don Saliers, same source as last couple of days — “Jesus will reveal his power to heal our spiritual blindness if we come in wonder.” — Good reminders of a several things in that sentence. Let’s live with all three parts of it today — Jesus will reveal his power heal our…

Our tradition calls it Sabbath. It surfaced repeatedly in the work I did both for and during a renewal leave I enjoyed several years ago. I’d be lying if I say I faithfully keep Sabbath. (Yup, among other things I’m a recovering Work-aholic.) Even as an alleged retiree this is a challenge. This caught my…

Don Saliers is a hero of mine. He was my faculty advisor at Candler (School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta) and later a mentor and even later a friend. He wrote last week’s entries in The Upper Room’s Disciplines 2020 book. It’s my joy to share several bits and pieces from there with…

“Hear God. Take quiet time, alone time. Notice the joy you can have when you escape noise.” — Vance P. Ross

“The older we get, the more puzzling we are to ourselves.” So writes Don Saliers.  “But as we move through the days and disciplines of Lent,” he continues,” we come to know that God knows us better than we know ourselves.” — Three Not-So-Quick Questions: The older we get, the more puzzling we are to…

“God, send us the people nobody else wants.” Dare you and your church pray those words? “God, send us the people nobody else wants.” Paul E. Black referenced this prayer during a United Methodist Pre-General Conference 2020 informational session recently. He thinks he first heard it at Beulah Camp, but is unsure of its origin. “God,…

Don Saliers is a hero of mine. He was my faculty advisor at Candler (School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta) and later a mentor and even later a friend. He wrote last week’s entries in The Upper Room’s Disciplines 2020 book. It’s my joy to share several bits and pieces from there with…

“Dear Diary, When does it get better?” — character in an ad for a tv series Good question. I’ve asked it, and maybe you have as well. During an extended season when I was wondering when things would get better, a friend, who wants to remain nameless, repeatedly told me two simple things: It does…

[Don Saliers is a hero of mine. He was my faculty advisor at Candler (School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta) and later a mentor and even later a friend. He wrote last week’s entries in The Upper Room’s Disciplines 2020 book. It’s my joy to share several bits and pieces from there with…

“We get caught up doing things, often good things, but we must never lose sight of why we do such things. It is not for the sake of some heavenly reward or to avoid some ultimate punishment, but out of gratitude to God, in whom we place all our faith and all our trust.” That’s…