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A PRAYER Gracious God, Your love puts no condition and knows no limits. It embraces and envelops us totally, like the air we breathe. It is life-giving in the most profound sense of the word. Grant us grace to believe with all our hearts. May this faith shape and permeate our personalities and may it bear […]
I asked this funny looking group that I get to work with to reflect back over the past year and share a book that stands out to them from the past twelve months. So moving clock wise from the top left corner of the picture let’s work our way around the group. Kay: Patrick […]
”Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled or dismayed and do not be afraid.”John 14:27 This entry is for women. Or anyone who dearly loves a woman. Christmas is not an easy season for […]
If you are reading this, it means that you are connected, in some way, to VantagePoint3. Very few of you have just “stumbled upon” this blog and website. (If that is the case for you, keep reading because I don’t believe in “coincidence”). Most likely, then, you are well aware of the impact VantagePoint3 processes have […]
G.K. Chesterton wrote, “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” A grateful heart seems to be a door that lets us in on a host of other human experiences: generosity and love and reconciliation and forgiveness and freedom and laughter. Gratitude makes our ears to […]
Over the past number of years I have had the privilege of spending time with pastors, staffs and sharp lay leaders discussing how the VP3 processes have created a good sort of stirring. The amount of consistent lives changed has cued them to scootch up to their balcony to get a broader perspective of what […]
Let me tell you about a little boy’s trip to his favorite place on earth – the Ocean City, NJ boardwalk. If you have ever been to this boardwalk in the summer you know the extent of the crowds of people – it can be both exhilarating and overwhelming. For five-year-old Little Walker, with amusement […]
Tony Campolo tells the story that for a kid growing up in Philadelphia as he did, Mischief Night, the night before Halloween, was a highlight of the year for his neighborhood. It was the night the kids generated all sorts of mayhem for the adult world. Cars were egged, homes were tee-peed, air was let […]
I have recently found myself pondering a good bit the psalmist words, “The Lord…my shepherd…makes me lie down in green pastures” (Psalm 23:1-2). My son Elliott is 7 ½ months old. Sarah and I have become well acquainted with the daily mystery of putting Elliott down for the night or for a nap. Over the past […]
Fall 2013 marks the seventh year I have joined others in my local church to begin one of the VantagePoint3 processes. As a facilitator, or a participant, each year the emphasis on mentoring another person seems to send shivers of emotion, often hesitation, around the room. Most adults have a hard time imagining that he […]
Ephesians 4:1 “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” What exactly does that mean? That verse has been resonating in my heart since this summer. That verse, along with John 10:10 (“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; […]
This past weekend Susan and I had the chance to take in the Apprentice Conference in Wichita, KS. The theme of this year’s conference was “The Story of God & US: The Importance of Narratives for Christian Spiritual Formation.” It was great to represent VP3 at the conference, and to be able to share some […]