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Rejoice in the Lord! (but how!?)

Is it bad that I don’t feel happy today? Do I have to? Does everyone else rejoice when they’re told to? Am I a bad Christian?

Liv Booth

December 17, 2024

Brandon's advent meditation: Prepare the way of the Lord!

In the liturgical church calendar we have entered the season of Advent—a time of waiting and preparation for the return of the King—Jesus. Yes, it’s a “reenactment” or remembrance of the time just before Jesus was born, but this Advent I want to focus on you. On today.

Brandon Booth

December 5, 2024

The world is abusing our attention

God knows that I am frail and distractible, and so he treats me gently and compassionately (Psalm 103:13-14). Not so the world, it just sees easy prey. As a limited and fallen thing, I’m a sitting duck for distraction, anxiety, and despair. All of them can easily catch and devour my attention on a daily basis.

Brandon Booth

November 12, 2024

Sitting with Jesus in fear and anxiety

My train of thought is like a runaway train! Anxious thoughts and feelings barrel through my mind and body faster than I can manage, and I get completely “fused” or “tangled up” with them. The more I try to control them—to answer the “What ifs”—the faster and more out of control my thoughts become! It’s a recipe for disaster.So, instead of trying to wrestle a runaway train, I’m deciding to simply step off the ride...

Brandon Booth

October 29, 2024

Facing the "could be's" with "It is finished!"

Sometimes I wake up in the morning with this overwhelming sense that everything is up in the air. “Sure, I got through yesterday, but today I’ve got to prove myself for real, and if I don’t...” This is sort of a background litany of thoughts that make up my negative core narrative of “I’m not enough…I’ll always mess up.” Maybe you can relate.

Peter Gammell

October 22, 2024

Jesus is smiling at me

A late night experience with my infant son gave me new eyes to see the Aaronic Blessing in Numbers 6:24-26

Peter Gammell

October 1, 2024

Be still...

Whenever I lead folks in centering prayer I begin the time by quoting Psalm 46:10: “Be still and know that I am God.” I then slowly work backwards through it as a meditative point of departure for silent prayer. It’s amazing how well each successive line both emphasizes the whole meaning and invites us to meditate on a new dimension of the whole.

Brandon Booth

September 24, 2024

Q&A - Pray without ceasing??

Jesus is always the one who speaks–who loves–first. Prayer is never me talking into a void, or babbling a bunch of holy sounding words hoping God will notice and approve. No, the fundamental truth of Christian prayer is that Jesus loves me, that he is always directly and personally attending to me, that he has made himself present to me, first…

Brandon Booth

September 16, 2024

Q&A - Why don't I feel loved by God unconditionally?

A: From Peter: I suspect that one of the reasons we can't fully grasp or feel God's unconditional love is that we have abundant examples of conditional love. Our lived experience in this world is that "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours." We're used to getting offers that end with a rushed voice saying, "terms and conditions apply, offer not valid if... see site for details."

Peter Gammell

September 16, 2024

Q&A - Does God only give us what we can handle?

A: From Peter: Mmm, this is a tough one. As a chaplain I've heard many people say something along the lines of, "Well, God never gives me more than I can handle, so I can't complain." Sometimes I almost hear the unspoken, question "...right?" at the end of their sentence.

Peter Gammell

September 16, 2024

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Rejoice in the Lord! (but how!?)

Brandon's advent meditation: Prepare the way of the Lord!

The world is abusing our attention

Sitting with Jesus in fear and anxiety

Facing the "could be's" with "It is finished!"

Jesus is smiling at me

Be still...

Q&A - Pray without ceasing??

Q&A - Why don't I feel loved by God unconditionally?

Q&A - Does God only give us what we can handle?