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![Top 8 Posts of 2018](/images/r/media/image/2018/c650x500/2018.jpg)
Top 8 Posts of 2018
![Advent Meditation #3: The Silence of Christmas](/images/r/media/image/christmas/c650x500/christmas.jpg)
Advent Meditation #3: The Silence of Christmas
“How silently, how silently the wondrous gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of His heaven.”... read more
![Advent Meditation #2: Saying Yes to God](/images/r/media/image/Yes/c650x500/Yes.jpg)
Advent Meditation #2: Saying Yes to God
It’s such a simple word.... read more
![Advent Meditation #1: God's Strange Battle Strategy](/images/r/media/image/Battle/c650x500/Battle.jpg)
Advent Meditation #1: God's Strange Battle Strategy
Advent encompasses the four weeks before Christmas. It is a time of waiting, not only for the first coming of Christ as a baby but also for His coming again as a king. This first advent meditation is about that baby.... read more
![Ancient Paths for Seeking God — Part 3](/images/r/media/image/Path2/c650x500/Path2.jpg)
Ancient Paths for Seeking God — Part 3
This is the third in a series of four posts on ancient ways Christians have sought God (read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 4). The path described in this post turns the focus to our lives. Of course, we need to read the Scriptures to grasp how God works, but this path invites us to read our lives to see how He is working there. We often think of God's work as dramatic and miraculous, and sometimes it is. His quick work here is hard to miss, but His slow work often is. The subtle whispers, the quiet... read more
![Ancient Paths for Seeking God - Part 2](/images/r/media/image/Path/c650x500/Path.jpg)
Ancient Paths for Seeking God - Part 2
» This is the second post in a 3 part series. View Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4. «... read more
![Ancient Paths for Seeking God - Part 1](/images/r/media/image/hidden-path/c650x500/hidden-path.jpg)
Ancient Paths for Seeking God - Part 1
In the last few years, I have discovered some well-trod paths for seeking God and enjoying His presence. Some are centuries old. Others are millennia. I have found them so valuable that I want to share them in the next few posts. This first one is called lectio divina.... read more
![3 Gifts Needed to Enter Manhood](/images/r/media/image/Path/c650x500/Path.jpg)
3 Gifts Needed to Enter Manhood
Men in our culture are in trouble. Masculinity is in crisis mode. The signs are everywhere. Men are confused and wavering. The stats on fatherlessness are alarming and growing. So is the sexual violence that seems to be aired everywhere. Everyone is pointing out symptoms or pointing fingers. I want to point to something else. I want to point to a door that has been opened.... read more
![Converted Work](/images/r/media/image/tree/c650x500/tree.jpg)
Converted Work
Why do you work? Why do you work hard? If you're one of the "driven" types, why are you so motivated? Why do you care about advancing in your field, climbing the corporate ladder, growing your business, getting the next promotion, developing the new product?... read more
![The Most Watched Movie of All Time](/images/r/media/image/Jesus/c650x500/Jesus.jpg)