“I understand God to be the energy, the glue, the force, the life, the power, and the source of all we know to be the depth, fullness and vitality of life from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows and everything in between….This ‘withness’ directly confronts popular notions of God that put God…
Author: Joshua
Since 2001, Joshua has been writing his musings on life, liberty and the pursuit of godliness on this little blog. It's full of all kinds of fun little adventures and wisdom nuggets but mostly just the journey of a man through life.
Thoughts on new spaces
Sitting here in Granger Commons, in the midst of a well designed space, looking through a sweeping arc of glass at the cloudy skies and still bare trees, thinking on what we will do at the new place. How can we make this 70s theatre something warm, inviting, modern, efficient-use of space, Met with an…
Meditation on Matthew 5:8
“Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God,” says Jesus in Matthew 5:8. The Message puts it slightly differently: “You’re blessed when you get your inside world—your mind and heart—put right. Then you can see God in the outside world.” The word blessed here is also often translated as happy. The meaning…
Meditation on Philippians 3:10-11
I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! (Philippians 3:10, 11 NLT) Prior to this verse, Paul had just finished a long litany…