Wilderness [1Word5Voices]

The word I most associate with the season of Lent is wilderness. The Hebrews wandering in the wilderness… Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness… Both wilderness experiences are intense times of trial and hardship. I imagine the wilderness places in these passages and the pictures painted are stark. Wilderness is untamed, uninhabitable, unfriendly, unlikely to be a […]

Search [1Word5Voices]

I’m pretty sure I have always loved music. All kinds really. Some songs though stand out as particularly powerful. For me, one such song is U2’s, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For. The tone. The yearning and longing. The search for that which gives life meaning. Do you know such a search? I […]

Stop [1Word5Voices]

As part of our Lenten focus on prayer, I’m currently leading a couple of small groups through Mark Batterson’s The Circle Maker. During one of the video teachings that accompanies the small group study, Batterson references the second part of Revelation 3:7 What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. […]