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Category Archives: Contemplative Life
The Silence of God
I was 15 years old when I first stood in a charismatic prayer line. For those of you who have never experienced one, let me paint a picture of that night. When the guest preacher concluded his sermon and subsequent … Continue reading
The Great Reimagining
“I’m walking away from the church.” As somewhat of a misfit pastor, I find people sharing this story with me more and more these days. And although the character names change each time, the story nearly always includes these plot … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life, Contemplative Life, Pastoring, Spiritual Formation, The Table
Tagged christian, Church, Deconstruction, Hannibal, Jared, jesus, kingdom, Moore, Pastor, Table, The, The Table
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What IS Lent?
It’s the first week of Lent. For the first 35 years of my life, I had nothing to do with the Church Calendar. I had nothing against it, it just wasn’t a part of my upbringing in my particular Christian … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplative Life, Lent, Pastoring, Spiritual Formation
Tagged christian, Church, Easter, Jared, Lent, Moore, Table, The, Week
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Setting the Table; An Invitation to Belong
When I was a child, my grandparents had a working ranch near Dodge City, Kansas. It was a couple thousand acres sprawled across sandy slopes of alfalfa and corn bordered by the Arkansas River on the north that always ran … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life, Contemplative Life, Life, Pastoring, Spiritual Formation
Tagged christian, Christianity, Church, City, Dodge, Farm, Forgiveness, Jared, jesus, Kansas, Love, Moore, Pastor, Ranch
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Is This What Lent Feels Like?
Today’s daily readings sunk into my belly like molten lead. The Psalmist has that kind of wild-eyed desperation as he cries, “Make haste to save me, oh God!” But God and haste don’t usually go well together. And later, “…I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplative Life, Lent, Pastoring, Spiritual Formation
Tagged Feet, Jared, jesus, Lent, Moore, Washing
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The Chemistry of the Kingdom
I took a vow once to underline every verse in Matthew that started out with the phrase, “the kingdom of heaven is like…”. My self-diagnosed ADD made sure it was a temporary vow. I like going back and meditating on … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplative Life, Life, Pastoring, Spiritual Formation
Tagged christian, contemplative, convergent, Jared, kingdom, Moore, mustard, Pastor, seed
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Bend and See
In the stale rhythm of winter one thing circulates through my mind. It’s the knowing that Spring is next. Does it come in March or April? I can never remember. Even after 34 rhythms of Spring-coming-after-Winter, it still surprises me. … Continue reading