As you who read this blog, you know that I have been greatly influenced by Dr James Houston of Regent College in Vancover, B.C.  This single thought from him has had a great impact on my sense of self.  It goes something like this, “Personhood is a gift not an accomplishment.”  That is powerful, when you…

I have been away from the blog site for awhile.  As you notice my wonderful bride, Judy is sharing the space with me.  She has quite a ministry, sending out her daily e-mail devotions to over 40 persons.  In most of them she shares a personal  note.  She then post the devotion on our blog site…

The  Last week-end I heard a priest of the Carmalite order give a talk on the spiritual life.  He used this phrase, “relax, it’s finished.”  It is one of those phrases that stick with you.  Upon further reflection, I began making application to my own life.  Then I began to apply it to the  life of a wildman. …

As we men go about our everyday life, we forget that our present Western culture is a product of ideas that were planted centuries ago in Western consciousness.  As these ideas grew and flourished, they brought forth their fruit over time.   This fruit produced behavior that is present in culture t0day.  One such idea is the individualism and hyper-individualism that pervades…

Like most men, Job struggled to understand the involvement of God in his life.  His experience brought him to the place of humiliation, as he humbly surrendered in dependance to God.  He made the following confession. “You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’  It is I – and I was talking about things I knew nothing about, things…

Yesterday we had another “wildman” Saturday retreat here at Canaan’s Rest.  Since our place is a “prayer house” we do not have a large space for overnights.  We can  hold up to 8 to 10.  So day retreats for a larger group work out best.  There were 11 of us yesterday.  Many have been to most of…

I have been preparing for a “wildman” Saturday retreat.  This group of men are very open to dealing with the masculine soul.  Saturday we will be reflecting on the healing light of  Jesus’ presence in our hearts.  The greatest healing has come to my soul and many other men I have walked with when we can visualize…

Some years ago, when I first read Larry Crabb’s book, “The Silence of Adam” I found his description of “recipe theology” helpful, as well as convicting.  Let me explain.  In his book Crabb makes the distinction between “recipe theology” and “transcendent theology.”  Recipe theology is most comfortable in what Crabb calls “the sphere of management.”  The…

I have been away from the blog site for over four weeks.  Judy and I have been on an extended trip, visiting friends and the families of our three children.  In the meantime, Judy has begun to do her daily devotions on our blog site.  I must say that I admire her faithfulness in posting…

Judy and I are going to be traveling for the next four to five weeks.  We are going to see friends in Washington state, followed by visits with our children and their families, in Colorado, Texas and Kansas.  So I am not to sure how much I will be posting.  I will be back on the blog…