In a dark room, have you ever noticed a faint light out of the corner of your eye? It’s unmistakable, but when you turn to face it, it disappears. At first, you shrug with indifference. But then you glimpse it again out of the corner of your eye. You turn again, and again it’s gone. What’s going on? The reason we have this experience is because our peripheral vision is … [Read more...] about Stalking Soul
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Adjustment Period
Life feeling a little scratchy and uncomfortable right now? You may be in an adjustment period. This summer we headed to New England to visit family. We had two stops on our itinerary, one in Gloucester, MA and one in Sanbornville, NH. Both places are like home and we look forward to visiting, but for our kids (and myself), we noticed an adjustment period at each … [Read more...] about Adjustment Period
Interruptions
What do you consider an interruption? Your answer will reveal your values. If you gravitate towards tasks, then phone calls and unexpected visits can feel like interruptions. If you gravitate towards people, emails and tasks can feel like interruptions.We don't like interruptions. They seem like distractions from our mission. But interruptions serve an important … [Read more...] about Interruptions
When Oceans Rise
When I was in college, I helped lead a sailing trip into the Bahamas. I will never forget sailing away from land into the vast, unknown ocean in the middle of the night. It was exciting and yet extremely eerie. In particular, I remember watching the depth finder readings as we passed into deeper waters. The numbers slowly ticked deeper and deeper down until all at once they … [Read more...] about When Oceans Rise
Insisting on the Beach
C.S. Lewis suggested as we approach God our desires are never too big; they are too small. We are too easily pleased. Lewis described us as kids content playing in a mud puddle because we have no idea what a holiday at the beach would be like. We are creatures of weak, small desires. As a result, we miss out. We see this phenomenon all the time with our children. We find … [Read more...] about Insisting on the Beach