For many people, deconstruction isn’t just theological — it’s relational. It involves the church, people, community, and sometimes deep wounds. This week, I talk honestly about church wounds, the pull toward isolation, and how to discern and slowly re-enter healthy community after deconstruction. Restoration, like Peter’s on the shore in John 21, happens in relationship — not apart from it.
“Aristotle said I am a rational animal. I say, I’m an angel with an incredible capacity for beer.” - Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel
This book. Oh this book! I haven’t read it in nearly 30 years. It is still life giving and radical and timely.
"Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias. Say that your main crop is the forest that you did not plant, that you will not live to harvest."Wendell Berry, Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front
I love the way that Berry always called us into the infinite game.
Finished reading: The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman 📚
These books continue to be so dang fun and entertaining. Beyond that, the cultural critique is stunningly poignant.
I love days like today where I am overcome with a sense of gratitude.
Watched: The Uprising 🍿
We saw this tonight and while my wife did not enjoy a single second of it, I left with so many questions and thoughts. I need to see it again even though it was a bit exhausting.
I despise Bulgarian Split Squats.
A few years ago, I could not do Bulgarian Split Squats.
Now I can.
I still despise them.
I played the Jack Nicklaus designed, Bay Point Golf Course today. Stunning views and the signature fifth hole was so very cool.
“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
Last night Amy and I had dinner at Wicked Wheel in Panama City Beach, FL. Fantastic environment and the food was marvelous.
I really enjoyed my round of golf at Signal Hill in Panama City Beach, FL today. Played one of the best rounds of my life and was paired up with two really great guys from Georgia.
This morning I played The Legacy in Panama City Beach, FL. It was toasty but fun. #Rest
Sometimes you have to just stop and create space.
I am grateful to be able to do so this week. Not everyone has that freedom or privilege.
My gratitude is overflowing.
The sunsets in Panama City Beach, FL are second to none.
Finished reading: Iron Gold by Pierce Brown 📚
It was a struggle to get into this one but it got better and better. I am anxious for book five to become available from the library!
