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In the book The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis, Aslan gives a girl signs to follow that will keep her and her companions on the path to accomplish their mission.

“Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 1:6 

Whatever is: True Noble Right Pure Lovely Admirable Excellent Praiseworthy Think about such things. (Philippians 4:8)

I love this quote and the challenge it presents. . .

“Taking advice requires humility and shows wisdom… We face the same dilemma [as Rehoboam in 1 Kings 12:1-24] in our own little kingdoms. Do we listen to the advice of older Christians, our parents, our in-laws, our mentors? Or do we stubbornly plow ahead on our own? … Why not take advantage of their wisdom? That does not mean that you must always do what they advise, but why not give them a good hearing and then consider the merits of their ideas? If it seems wise to you and your spouse, then go with it, remembering that it is your decision.”

When the religious (spirit) is operating, knowing about God substitutes for knowing God. And therefore, teaching is exalted. Church feels like a seminar — could be intellectual,

One of my favorite things is to feel small in God’s creation. I love to go for walks in the evening and by the time I return home, it will sometimes be dark, the sun long set. On the nights when the sky is clear and all I see are stars, I feel impossibly small. God created every single star, hung them exactly where they belong in the sky and yet He created me; and yet, He created you.

As strange as it may sound, it's true—Jesus took naps. Mark 4:38 says, “Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, ‘Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?’"

Am I a doer or a hearer? Am I reading the Bible to “check my box” for the day, or am I reading to see what God has for me to do?

As discussed earlier this week, summer is a time to slow down and savor the simple pleasures of life – uninterrupted time with family, nature in bloom, and moments of rest.

Life often lives in the in-between- between prayer and the answer, the question and the clarity, the loss and the healing.

One evening, while walking home from work, I noticed how easy it was to see what was directly in front of me (either by flashlight or the nearest streetlight), and what was in the distance under the next streetlight.