Be Discipled, Make Disciples

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies Each year, approximately 100 adventurous souls will set out to climb Mt. Everest, the highest point on earth. At 29,035 feet above sea level, the air on Everest is so thin that it cannot sustain human life. To date, more than 5000 people have summited Everest, [...]

Tears

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies Adapted from an earlier post. “There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.” — Washington Irving [...]

Tune Your Heart

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies “Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So [...]

Sound and Community

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies (MCUTS) A familiar melody. Rustling leaves. A soft rain on the roof. Sounds that soothe and relax us and add beauty and richness. Like much of life, we often enjoy simple things without giving much thought to their origin, but let’s think for a moment about [...]

Let’s Call Her Eclectic

Sara Ann's eclectic taste in books

Today, Sara Ann and I went to check out the going-out-of-business sale at Borders. As I expected, she found a stack of books she wanted to take home. I enjoy the irony of her rather, uh, eclectic taste in books.