Journal

Love Beckoning Us

Love Beckoning Us

“Love” by George Herbert LOVE bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back, Guilty of dust and sin. But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack From my first entrance in, Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning If I lack’d anything. ‘A guest,’ I answer’d,...
“Refreshing the Lord’s Prayer”

“Refreshing the Lord’s Prayer”

In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Drew Masterson (college minister) guides us through a few musical and poetic reflections on the Lord’s Prayer.  We tend to grow overfamiliar with this most beloved prayer, and these artistic responses offer...
Let’s Burn Brighter!

Let’s Burn Brighter!

Sometimes called “the most influential pastor you’ve never heard of”, Gordon Cosby was one of my mentors. (Oh, what undeserved, mysterious Grace!) In retrospect, Gordon ranks high on the list of human beings who have not just taught me, but formed me. (How could I...
A Reflection on Peace

A Reflection on Peace

“The Peace of Wild Things” By Wendell Berry When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water,...
Embracing God’s love for you

Embracing God’s love for you

Most Thursday evenings, throughout winter and spring, I’ve joined a listening prayer cohort at a local-to-me urban retreat center (I reside outside of Seattle, WA), which has provided a restful pause to the week’s activities. Guided by a spiritual director, we reflect...
The Serious Work of Cultivating Joy

The Serious Work of Cultivating Joy

“Now stay focused on Jesus, who designed and perfected our faith. He endured the cross and ignored the shame of that death because He focused on the joy that was set before Him; and now He is seated beside God on the throne, a place of honor.” (Heb. 12:2)...
The Gift of Digital Sabbath

The Gift of Digital Sabbath

For Practicing Spiritual Formation and Cultural Resistance “We also promise that if the people of the land should bring any merchandise or grain to be sold on the Sabbath or on any other holy day, we will refuse to buy it.” – Nehemiah 10:31 “We are not the...
Shine Your Light

Shine Your Light

by: Jimeka Jones Setzer | Lead Pastor, Church of the Well While scrolling through Instagram, watching reels and keeping up with the “daily news” from everyday people, so many questions and concerns rose within me such as: “Somebody should do something about all of...
The Majesty and Mystery of the Wilderness

The Majesty and Mystery of the Wilderness

By Kevin Goertzen What comes to mind when you think of the wilderness?  Maybe you think of barrenness: like the children of Israel wandering in the wilderness for 40 years.  For some, it might be testing: like Jesus being tempted in the wilderness for 40 days.  And...