Athens State and Locust Grove The greenway I walked this morning ends at the church where I served as pastor for forty years. I stood there in the early morning light, at the edge of a place that had shaped the better part of my life. The building was quiet. No one around yet. And …
The Long Way Home: When Failure Becomes Formation.
I recently wrote about watching the Odyssey and how Homerโs ancient story is really our story โ each of us longing to find our way home. The response was great. So many of you reached out to say you recognized yourself in Odysseusโ journey โ the wandering, the longing, the desperate effort to return to …
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The Long Journey Home
Walking the Way | Enspirit I watched the Odyssey last night with Lucas and Rob. Iโd known Homerโs epic poem for yearsโread it, taught it, referenced it in sermons. But watching it unfold on screen was something different. Something personal. By the time it was over, I sat quietly for a moment, because I realized …
When Imagination Meets Faith: The Sagrada Famรญlia and the Art of Seeing What Isn’t There Yet
Walking the Way | Enspirit Sagrada Famรญlia I want to tell you about a man who began building a cathedral he knew he would never see finished. His name was Antoni Gaudรญ. The year was 1883. And the building he devoted his life toโthe Sagrada Famรญlia in Barcelona, Spainโis still being completed today, more than …
Blessed are the Peacemakers-A Holy Week Reflection
What if the way of Jesus stands in direct contrast to the way our world defines power? We live in a world where strength is measured by control, where peace is often secured through force, and where winning is everything. But Jesus offers a different way. โBlessed are the peacemakers.โ Not the powerful.Not the dominant.Not …
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A Beautiful LifeโRight Here: Rediscovering Presence in a Distracted World
We often miss the beauty of life that is right in front of us because we are easily distracted. We donโt mean for it to happenโit just does. Life gets noisy, the phone lights up, notifications buzz, and before we know it, our attention is scattered across a dozen places at once, and weโre not …
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Broken Hallelujahs: A Thanksgiving Reflection
The holidays often invite us to paint a picture-perfect momentโas if we are all supposed to arrive at the table glowing with joy, free from grief, and carrying nothing but gratitude. And while we do have much to be thankful for, many of us also come to this season with a quiet ache, a longing, …
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The High Cost of a Hurried Life
Life is fast-too fast. We try our best to keep up only to wear ourselves out and fall further behind. I know some of you might be thinking, "What choice do we have? Everything is moving so fast." And you're rightโthe pace of life today feels almost impossible to keep up with. The deadlines. The …
A Beautiful Life
Walking the Way: The Invitation to a Beautiful Life โธป โPreach the Gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words.โ (St. Francis of Assisi) For most of my life, Iโve stood behind a pulpitโproclaiming the gospel, week after week. But these days, I find myself more convinced than ever that the most powerful sermons …
Why Jesus Doesnโt Wear Political Hats โ Following Jesus in a Divided World
When I was in elementary school, we played kickball on the playground. The way it worked is we would go out on the playground on pretty days, and we would pick and choose our teams. What I remember most, though, wasnโt the game itselfโit was the picking of the teams. We always had the same …
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