Category: The Spiritual Life

Conducting Life

On Saturday I was privileged to enjoy a delightful orchestra concert in Cardiff. Huw Gareth Williams was conducting the Highfields Symphony Orchestra. It was especially enjoyable because Huw (sounds like Hue) has been part of our Cor Deo fellowship for the past months so it was an investment of heart for me as a listener. …

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Myths & Nobility

We all rely on myths that offer rational and emotional support for our values, especially those values that are impossible to justify. I embrace a myth, for instance, that my little bit of walking in a day is enough to satisfy my need for healthy exercise. A recent contact with my doctor put that one …

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Give or Take?

In most relational settings we are free either to give or to take—to be consumers or to be resources. Whatever we do is a litmus of our standing with Christ—a conspicuous signal of real faith over against a mere profession. In Christ we regularly prefer giving over taking because our hearts have been reoriented by …

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More than a manual

I’m in transit from Portland to the UK right now, at the Chicago O’Hare airport, set to finish up my blog for the week. But first I read Peter Mead’s new entry at the Cor Deo website and immediately decided to invite readers here to read what he shares there and allow me to defer …

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