Read, Watch, Listen: July 2020 Edition
The good stuff I’ve been reading, watching and listening to, especially as it relates to the theme of presence.
The Wonder of Here: God’s Enduring Promise of Presence
Regardless of our circumstances, whenever we ask the question, where is God in [cancer, divorce, recession, pandemic, hurricane, systemic racism, terrorism]?, the answer is always HERE. God’s enduring presence is a promise I’ve clung to again and again. But there’s another side of God’s presence that can be hard for people, that can be hard for me. If God is with us in [cancer, divorce, recession, pandemic, hurricane, systemic racism, terrorism], then why isn’t he doing anything about it?
The Wonder of Presence: Navigating the Risk of Absence
When we make ourselves vulnerable to the presence of another, we don’t always emerge unscathed. Changed, yes. Encouraged and uplifted and bolstered in our hope, sometimes. But also bruised and wounded, all too often.
My Word of the Week: Go
go – verb \ˈgō\ : to move on a course : to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied : to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure __________ I had plans yesterday, important plans for how I would spend my day working. I had a list and...
Presence
Today at 11:22 a.m. I started the countdown — 2 hours, 38 minutes until my home inspection. Then I’ll know. Either I’m buying a house or not. No more telling people, “I think I might be buying a house,” and them asking, “Well, do...
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