Blessings! . What a wonderful gift it was to have you join in the Jesus in the Wild Lent Webinar! Thank you for your participation, and my continued prayer is that you left encouraged by all we shared and experienced together. As promised, here are the resources below, as well as the video. And if you’re not currently on my spiritual formation email list, that’s how I’ll keep in touch. Source ..read more

Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi, Lex Vivendi—the way we pray, shapes the way we believe, shapes the way we live and love and become whole. Jesus, followers of Jesus, and before that, God’s covenant people, have been praying the Psalms—cumulatively, for thousands of years. The Psalms get at the heart of prayer, and are a true school of prayer to those who will enter and make these prayers their own. Source ..read more

A Blessed Epiphany to you. As the 12 days of Christmastide have now unfolded, we turn the page of our calendar to focus on the appearing, the presentation, the revelation of Jesus to the world. Epiphany is the season of the Christ-centered year in which we proclaim that there is a Light shining, piercing through, all forms of darkness; there is Hope for restoration and renewal in even the most… Source ..read more

In my personal library, whispering behind me even as I write on this Autumn morning, are hundreds of friends. These friends are books. And I fancy that I am acquainted with the author of every one—and they with me. The white shelves host an inviting hodge-podge of vertical colors, and every spine of every book speaks to me. Each spine is like the profile of a friend, traced in the memory... Source ..read more

Blessings! . What a wonderful gift it was to have you join in the How to Make Good Decisions Seminar & Workshop! Thank you for your participation, and my continued prayer is that you left encouraged by all we shared and experienced together. As promised, here are the resources below, as well as the video. And if you’re not currently on my spiritual formation email list, that’s how I’ll keep in... Source ..read more

[Note: Join the email list to receive regular updates on posts in this new series] Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 I heard the erratic fluttering of wings as I walked down the stairs of the parking garage. I turned the corner of the landing to see a pigeon, frazzled and feathers strewn everywhere, struggling against the glass to get to the trees on the other side. It’s neck looked frayed and thin... Source ..read more

[Note: Join the email list to receive regular updates on posts in this new series] Week 1 | Week 2 In my home, I keep a file of old letters. One of them is from my grandfather, who passed away when I was twenty, and who featured prominently in my story of coming to faith. Others are from my father. Still others are from family members and friends. One of my greatest treasures is this collection of... Source ..read more

[Note: Join the email list to receive regular updates on posts in this new series] Today we begin a year of Christian habitus formation. Why? We are in a season of the Body of Christ where the holy disruptions accompanying the dawn of the internet, new generations formed in their thinking, character, and ethics in the internet age, a global pandemic, racial unrest, loss of trust in trusted... Source ..read more

In 3 days, I graduate from my doctoral program. I’ll receive my diploma, walk across the stage, shake hands with the school president, and return to my seat. My wife will take pictures, I’ll laugh and share knowing glances and sighs of relief with my fellow graduates, and then we’ll drive back home. Back to life as we know it. Back to the same wake, pray, work, rest rhythm. But something will have... Source ..read more

WHAT WE AS WORSHIP LEADERS CAN LEARN FROM THE ASBURY OUTPOURING Dan Wilt After a week bearing personal witness to what God is doing at Asbury, I woke up with the awareness that there are a few important things we can learn right now. Humbly offered, and only to serve our growth, I put my reflections below and in a longer form video for us. 1. Worship leadership is not learned on a stage... Source ..read more