Grateful Discontent
September 03, 2014
What does it take to have a dynamic relationship – an intimate, growing relationship – with an eternal God? What can we really know...
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Being Led By The Closed Door
July 08, 2014
By Jim Critcher "Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word...
This Cannot Be Learned
June 26, 2014
By Jim Critcher Some years ago I attended a master class with the great flamenco guitarist, Paco Pena. (And it is flamenco, not flamingo! The latter is...
Finding God in Your Narrow Place
June 18, 2014
By Jim Critcher We all know what the narrow place feels like. It is the moments where we find ourselves stuck, unable to move in any direction. If we are...
The Wish Book
March 25, 2014
A Holy Competence
November 01, 2012
Historians generally ascribe that Francis Bacon (1561-1626) was the last man who knew everything that there was to be known “in the world&rdquo...
Beautiful Imperfections
October 11, 2012
My mother in law is here for a visit. (Cue the scary music.) Just kidding. My mother in law is an amazing lady, if for no small reason she gave me my wife...
Free Enough … To Make A Mistake?
August 17, 2012
In my last blog, “Recovering Well”, I wrote about the experience of hearing an amazing violinist perform Bach. Perfect...
Recovering Well
August 08, 2012
J.S. Bach wrote six multi-movement suites for unaccompanied violin. These works are considered to be the pinnacle of the literature and a...