My Life as a Prayer
by Donna Anderson There once was a wee little girl who was knit together in her mother’s womb by her Daddy God. When it came time to be born her mother fought to live. Both the mother and the wee…
Merton’s Place of Nowhere
by Katherine Kroeker In reading James Finley’s book, “Merton’s Palace of Nowhere” I encountered two new spiritual friends, Finley and Merton, both of whom seem happy to share what they have seen and learned as they surveyed this spiritual journey.…
May I Have This Dance?
by Karen Wallace For a period of time, I have struggled with the term “journey” as it relates to one’s spiritual life. As I sat with my discomfort, I began to uncover it was connected to my legalistic theological training.…
Hesitant Surrender
by George Klassen I’ll take salvation but I don’t like surrender Of my independence I’m a passionate defender On the bed of self-sufficiency I will rest in hope defined by me So I’ll take salvation but don’t ask surrender A…
He is Like Streams…
by Rod Janz Five days a week I (used to) work out in a gym. The gym is noisy, and according to my wife, who seems to have a superior sense of smell, it smells funny. On Saturdays I like…
God in the Dark: Practice
by Esther Hizsa If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light…
God in the Dark: Theory
by Esther Hizsa Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison…. But while Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him… Genesis 39:20,21 It was lab day for our spiritual direction class. That meant we took…
God Has Given Me
by Elaine Voth God has given me so much more insight into how I listen, through both the classes at King’s Fold, and the preparation of this assignment. He had been gradually revealing to me my self-absorption: my tendencies to…