I was reading Henri Nouwen the other day about pruning. Pruning means cutting, reshaping, removing what has diminished vitality in our lives. Nouwen said that grateful people learn to celebrate even amid life’s hard and […]
Category: Christian Living
An Excellent podcast
I wanted to take the opportunity to share a podcast I’ve started listening to lately. It is called Good Faith and is hosted by David French and Curtis Chang. I have found them to take […]
What goes in, eventually comes out.
How Are you on the inside? I often do a prayer practice called the Examen. You can find various versions online. I recently saw a short one which caught my eye. It simply said this: […]
Love your Neighbor as Yourself
Philipians 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves. NIV One of the things I love about Jesus is His humility and love of all people—to […]
Busy? or Better?
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed–or only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” […]
Rest!/ ¡Descansa! (Bilingual
Lately, I have found myself running from here to there with no time to spare. I feel that I rush my quiet time. I feel like time is getting ahead of me, so I have […]
Quiet Time 2.0
Meeting with Jesus early to spend sweet time with Him was a non-negotiable habit for me. I couldn’t imagine this would ever change, since I was an early riser by God’s design. Well, life has […]
It’s Not Supposed To Be EASY!
Last Wednesday, March 2nd was Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten period. Lent is the 40-day period leading up to Easter. Lent represents the time Jesus spent in the wilderness praying and fasting […]
Never trust a leader without a limp.
John Wimber, the late leader of the Vineyard movement used to say, “Never trust a leader without a limp.” Here is what I think that means. Hardship produces humility. Those who have been broken or […]
Daily Examen
St. Ignatius created something he called the “Daily Examen” many years ago, to create a “cleansing, thanking, and evaluating” time for each day. It is a set of simple questions to help us see the […]