Everything We Really Want is Also Really Hard

Everything We Really Want is Also Really Hard

Most people want meaningful relationships, but relationships take work. Many of us want children, but parenting can bring some of the deepest joy and deepest pain of our lives. We want meaningful work, but work can exhaust us. We want community, but then we discover...
Why We Keep Finding a Better Way to Follow Jesus

Why We Keep Finding a Better Way to Follow Jesus

In a previous blog we discussed different types of spiritual formation to help us sharpen our faith as followers of Jesus. You can find that entry HERE and HERE. I’ve noticed an interesting pattern among followers of Jesus regarding these areas of spiritual...
Every Approach to Spiritual Formation Has a Shadow Side

Every Approach to Spiritual Formation Has a Shadow Side

In a previous blog we discussed different types of spiritual formation to help us sharpen our faith as followers of Jesus. You can find that entry HERE. But each spiritual formation also has something about it that can become unattractive. The monastic approach offers...
Finding Community in a City Full of People

Finding Community in a City Full of People

If you live around The Domain, you probably don’t have to go very far to be around people. You can walk through The Domain on a Saturday night and pass hundreds of people between restaurants, apartments, coffee shops, stores, and sidewalks. Or, you can live in...