I live a very safe life “in the shadow of God’s wings.” I gather with the rest of the brood regularly, yet wonder if God’s pleased with my worship. I conduct activity that keeps God alive in me—morning prayer, evening prayer—in between these weekly occasions of corporate prayer on Sundays, but then have to work hard to conjure up his presence when not consciously communing with him. Where did I leave him during those hours? I know I’m deep in the water of Christian faith, that I’ve walked with Jesus into those waters, over my head in them. I know what that’s supposed to mean and I try to make that meaning reality, yet knowing and being don’t always merge into one.
Posts Tagged ‘Christian Life’
A Holy Fist Pump
Posted: April 27, 2018 in Christian Life, Life's DesignTags: Christian Life, Faith, Jesus, Life, Prayer, Worship
Reimagining Life with Jesus
Posted: January 11, 2018 in Christian Life, Life's DesignTags: Bible, Christian Life, Christianity, church, conversation, Jesus, Love, Spirit, Spirituality, Transparency, Vulnerability
I have been in a process of reimagining my life. The word “reimagine” means to reinterpret or rethink an earlier version. It is approaching again something already experienced but in a new way.
The memories are warm and comforting as I recall times in my life when I was completely encased in the ethos of those days, enveloped in a particular kind of Christianity and particular brand of Baptist. Inside that cocoon I felt comfortable and safe, developed ministry skills, and exercised spiritual gifts. Yet there were times I felt empty, that there was surely more to Christian living than a confining sterile obedience to biblical principles. (more…)
