All his thinking about new challenges in his own life was informed by this unstated fear that he would be left alone to deal with them.

We may think of ourselves as free and original people but we're mostly imitating what we have seen. Who shall we choose to imitate?

All the information in the world pales in comparison to the encounter with Jesus.

One common disruption that most of us feel from time to time is the experience of God going dark. We cry out to God and are met with silence

The mystery at the center of the resurrected life is that it has already happened, we have already “been raised with Christ.”

What makes the story of Jesus compelling and true for me, is that we would never think up this kind of life as the life of God.

In the Gospels we see Jesus inviting his new friends to accompany him on his journey from place to place, town to town, to follow him.

I invite the reader to think about their relationship with Jesus in the same way they think about and experience all their relationships.

When we use our imagination in prayer we follow in the footsteps of Jesus.

There was no escape from Jesus’ invitation to become his friend. It was right there in Scripture!