Rude Graffiti

I'm currently in the middle of a book by Jim Palmer titled Divine Nobodies.  Good book so far.  One chapter really caught my attention this morning.  The author is sitting in the library glancing through a book, and notices a father reading a book to his daughter, who happens to be wheelchair bound and hardly capable of even the slightest of movements and responses.  (We later find out she has cerebral palsy).  Anyways, the author was tremendously moved by their interaction, which prompted some writings that moved me this morning.  So I decided to share a few of his thoughts and mine with you.... Pg. 50-"Would God still love me if I couldn't… Read More

"The way of trust is a movement into obscurity, into the undefined, into ambiguity, not into some pre-determined, clearly delineated plan for the future.  The next step discloses itself only out of discernment of God acting in...the present moment.  The reality of naked trust is the life of a pilgrim who leaves what is nailed down, obvious and secure, and walks into the unknown without any rational explanation to justify the decision or guarantee the future.  Why?  Because God has signaled the movement and offered his presence and his promise."    (Brennan Manning, Ruthless Trust, pg. 13) I actually came across this quote in Pete Greig's… Read More