“I am learning that my tradition includes the rabbis and reformers and revolutionaries and monks and nuns and pastors and writers and philosophers and artists and every person everywhere who has asked big questions of a big God.” - Rob Bell

So my question to you is this… have you asked God any big questions lately?

It has been a beautiful week around here. Spring is happening.

I was riding home on my motorcycle yesterday and it was amazing. The air was warm and the sun was setting. It was a beautiful scene. Then I passed a field where they had just spread some fresh manure. Wow, is all I  have to say. Such a pungent, encompassing aroma stings the nostrils. It made my eyes water. I stung my throat. It was one of those moments that you can’t help but feel alive. I know, you may think I’m crazy, but in that holy moment with the warm air, sunset, and manure - I knew I was alive.
So, have you felt alive lately?

“What more can be said, what greater case could be made than this: to find God, you must look with all your heart. To remain present to God, you must remain present to your heart. To hear His voice, you must listen with all your heart. To love Him, you must love with all your heart. You cannot be the person God meant you to be, and you cannot live the life you were meant to live, unless you live from the heart.”

John Eldredge - Waking the Dead

I was talking with some kids this week and none of them could say that they’ve experienced God in any tangible way. So I told them a story of a healing I’ve experienced and said that there are many more to share from other believers. So do you have any stories from your lives that made you say that God was real?

You post ‘em and I’ll read them to the students Wednesday.

I was checking out Cory’s blog and stumbled on his link to a great website for devotion and focus in this season of Lent.  It’s meant for students, but is actually a good reflective/contemplative experience for all.

You should check it out.

http://www.journeytothecross.org/