Seeking the Arts – Mar. 1, 2022
“Make your soul a seeker of the arts and your environment a holy site that rejects the tawdry, the artificial, and the vulgar. If the question is whether it is possible to have a real spiritual life without a sense of beauty, the answer of an ancient and anonymous poet is a simple one: “When […]
The Most Qualified – Dec. 13, 2021
“My friend Tullian put it this way: “Those most qualified to speak the gospel are those who truly know how unqualified they are to speak the gospel.” Never once did Jesus scan the room for the best example of holy living and send that person out to tell others about him. He always sent stumblers […]
The Wise Act of Pausing – Nov. 15, 2021
“The mystical possibilities of every moment are revealed to us in our intentional pauses… If we practice living mindfully, we slowly begin to see the holiness of so many things that remain hidden when we choose to rush through the hours, striking tasks from the list of things we must accomplish before day’s end. It […]
True Holiness – Sep. 10, 2021
“True holiness is completely unselfconscious. It is enough for you to be watchful and awake. For in this state your eyes will see the Savior. Nothing else, but absolutely nothing else. Not security, not love, not belonging, not beauty, not power, not holiness – nothing else will matter anymore.” —The Way to Love: The Last […]
