04
Apr
I Wanted the Story to Leave Me Alone
(Spoiler alert: It didn't)
Good Friday usually leaves me alone. I can sit through the story. Reflect a
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Jonathan McClung
02
Apr
Maundy Thursday
It’s Maundy Thursday.
After days of paying attention, naming what’s there, and trying not to avoid it… this
01
Apr
Don't Avoid It
It’s not always obvious. Sometimes it’s just a quiet sense that something isn’t quite right – internally, relationally,
1 min read
31
Mar
Name It
Most of us can think of one. A conversation that feels uncomfortable or overdue. Maybe it’s something that needs
30
Mar
Pay Attention
Jesus can feel it. Something is coming. It hasn’t happened yet – but it’s already begun. Things are starting
1 min read
25
Mar
Taking Up Love as a Practice
Loving your neighbor isn’t defined by what we feel, but by what we do. Jesus shows this in the
1 min read
18
Mar
Taking Up Attention
Most of us move through our days at a pace that leaves very little room to notice anything deeply. We measure our time by what we accomplish, what we produce, what we can point to and say, “That mattered.” But in John 1, Jesus offers a different kind of invitation... “Come and see.”
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11
Mar
Letting Go of the Need to Be Right
This week’s practice is about resisting the urge to correct and choosing curiosity instead: listening, asking questions, and letting another person’s experience speak for itself.
1 min read
04
Mar
Letting Go of Scarcity
The disciples saw a problem. Jesus saw a beginning.
Five rolls. Two fish. A child willing to share.
In the
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25
Feb
Letting Go of Certainty
Sometimes our need for certainty keeps us from growing. In real life, this shows up everywhere.
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