Monthly Archives: July 2009

Beauty and Brokenness – Israel's story and ours…

July 26, 2009

We continue the Exodus journey with Israel leaving Egypt.  As I’ve said, their journey is an analogy of ours.  Our own New Exodus journey can be seen as we probe the theological and psychological realities of that first journey.  In … Continue reading

I will be with you – the shape of God's relational engagement

July 24, 2009

In this series, I’ve been exploring the Exodus narrative as a window into the spiritual and emotional journey.  In this post, I explore the third lesson learned by God’s intervention (along with Moses!) among the enslaved Israelites – I will … Continue reading

Get busy living

July 21, 2009

In this series, I’ve been exploring the Exodus narrative as a window into the spiritual and emotional journey.  In this post, I explore the second lesson learned by God’s intervention (along with Moses!) among the enslaved Israelites – get busy … Continue reading

Getting honest about life in Egypt – abuse, denial, and soul care

July 15, 2009

In this series, I’ve been exploring the Exodus narrative as a window into the spiritual and emotional journey.  In this post, I explore the first lesson learned by God’s intervention (along with Moses!) among the enslaved Israelites – get honest, … Continue reading

the new exodus – life in prison & the band-aids we apply

July 11, 2009

In the movie The Shawshank Redemption, Andy finds himself imprisoned among men who have lost the ability to dream about life outside of the prison walls.  Yet, he is a relentlessly hopeful man.  If you’ve seen the movie, you were … Continue reading

the Womb becomes a Tomb

July 7, 2009

“I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of the land into a good and spacious land flowing with milk and honey.”  Exod. 3:8 Our hearts are fickle.  The … Continue reading

New Exodus: Memories of Eden

July 3, 2009

We begin a new series which will journey through the Exodus narrative as it relates to spiritual formation, soul care, and human maturity. ++++++++ “In the end is my beginning” (T.S. Eliot, East Coker, Four Quartets). One of my favorite … Continue reading