The conversation yesterday was pathetic. The other person communicated honestly, offering good questions. I was the problem. In the past I might have said to myself “Okay, talking doesn’t work for me. Just be quiet.” But I’ve tried that just be quiet technique often enough to know that it doesn’t work either. I’ve tended to…
Self-talk: Inviting God into the Conversation–Soul Sculpting Project
Ever been alone in a room, talking out loud to yourself and then turning around and you realize that you are not alone? For me, this is usually awkward. Self-talk: We do it throughout the day. It’s normal. We began to self-talk when we were children. Self-talk is a useful tool for motivation, to gain…
Intentional Fun: The Pleasure of Pursuing Faith with Kids
When our two daughters were ages three and five we began taking some time every day to connect with God as a family. I didn’t know anyone else who did this, so we just made it up by scratch. We kept up this practice until our daughters went off to college. I have a firm…
A little Intentional Quiet: Soul Sculpting Project
Sometimes I walk on winter days when the snow absorbs so much sound that the silence is palatable. When I stand still all I can hear is a bird pushing its wings against the air above me. In the late fall I walk in the aspens. All summer long the birds and leaves spend their…
A Tiny Launch Out of Lazy: Soul Sculpting Project Lent Week 7
Sloth is a complicated sin. In the 7 Deadly Sin List it originally came under the word acedia.That’s a word we don’t even use any more Acedia is related to tedium, melancholy, joylessness, discontent, and apathy. Particularly apathy towards the spiritual life. Theologian Thomas Aquinas called acedia a “sluggishness of the mind which neglects to…
Angry? Breathe, Invite Wisdom, Listen: Soul Sculpting Project: Lent Week 6
Does Jesus ever get really angry? Yes. Remember the famous time when he flips over all the market tables at the temple. And then there’s the time when Jesus’s disciples decide that He is too busy and important to bless little kids, so they block a group of kids from getting to Him. Jesus gets…
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