January 15, 2014 | Leave a comment

Tori sent me an early copy for my endorsement, and here is what I said about this book: “When we encounter the dark night of the soul, we need someone to meet us in our anguish. We need wounded healers … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Cities |
Tagged The Beautiful Ruins, Tori Lane
May 29, 2013 | Leave a comment

I no longer like having walls in my way, now moving toward that wakeful moment when I’ll see something real lick up the dew of beauty and call it good rather than foolishly unreal. Trailing off in thought and into … Continue reading →
Posted in Faith, quotes, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Goodbye Grey Eyes, Poetry, Tori Lane
May 16, 2013 | Leave a comment

The walks are streaked with mimicries of Northern Lights as the slowly dipping sun presses stained glass color into the sanctuary. Pews flicker with speckled flashes and worn carpeted aisles glow with muted warmth. Removing shoes in sacred silence, she … Continue reading →
Posted in Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, soul, walk with God |
Tagged Meeting History, Northern Lights, Tori Lane
April 30, 2013 | Leave a comment

There is an outlet on the ceiling, ten feet high in the window of this place, between two yellow lights hanging over the little tables next to me. It’s a bizarre place for an outlet and I can’t help but … Continue reading →
Posted in Faith, quotes, soul, walk with God |
Tagged Muddy Feet, Outlet, Tori Lane
April 24, 2013 | Leave a comment

The morning buzzes in the humble affirmation of an intangible truth – it drips through the layers of trees with the trickling sunlight, dances in the pauses in the morning chorus, pushes up out of the dirt with each grass … Continue reading →
Posted in Faith, quotes, soul |
Tagged Belovedness, Poetry, Tori Lane