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 ‘Life’
A Holy Fist Pump
Posted: April 27, 2018 in Christian Life, Life's DesignTags: Christian Life, Faith, Jesus, Life, Prayer, Worship
What’s It All About? — My Blog?
Posted: November 5, 2017 in Life's DesignTags: Arts, Choices, Christ, cluture, Creator God, External Influences on Life, Faith, family life, God, Influences, Jesus, Life, Life's Design, political climate, politics, religio-political, Religion, values
Someone asked me recently what my blog was all about. I directed him to the “About” page on the blog and then gave him the short answer “How people shape their lives and how their lives are shaped by external influence.” Here is a longer answer: (more…)