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Neighboring meets ripple-effect faith. I call it missional neighboring.

  • does winter give us a pass on living on mission?

    Can We Still Be Missional in the Winter?

    In the winter I have to be careful to not negate what I can offer because it feels small—to not stop being missional because doing life with my neighbors takes more planning than spontaneous availability.

  • better than a spiritual roller coaster high

    Better Than A Roller Coaster High

    May we seek You when we are alone with You just as we do at big events. And may the fire burning in our “woodstove” encourage others in our neighborhood to also forgo the roller…

  • learning to let go

    Letting Go of The Right Things

    How often do I resemble my son, I wonder, so worried about the marshmallows that I fail to see there is more beyond my vision? That I am perhaps hung up on the wrong things?

  • how to cultivate a life worth imitating

    Cultivating a Life Worth Imitating

    “Imitate me as I imitate Christ” is discipleship in radical simplicity. We cultivate a life worth imitating through spending time with the One we wish to imitate, then as discipleship organically overflows, we continue to…

  • word of the year 2020 is given

    Word of the Year 2020: Given

    I must be first broken to be given. I nod to the words of Ann Voskamp, underlined in my copy of The Way of Abundance: “Love isn’t about agreeing with someone; it’s about sacrificing for…