Waiting

Waiting can shape, sharpen, and make us more sensitive to that which sustains us.

New Day

On Sunday evening, our family hosted our New Day community's community meal and worship.

SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationMarch 16, 2018New Day, new monasticism, christian communityComment

Trust

Take me to the water
Waves snuggle the shore
Teaching to breathe

Paloma House

We invite you to read all about the Paloma House, as “AJ” shares about life there in her blog: https://ajourney82.wordpress.com/2018/02/12/the-p-house/

SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationMarch 9, 2018Epworth Project, Epworth House, intentional communityComment

Quietness

There are many kinds of silence.

Companionable, awkward, and that of the grave.

There are many kinds of hushed.

Snowfall, waiting, and that of the whisper.

There are many kinds of quiet.

Tiptoe, longing, and that of the heart that knows that it is beloved.

The 3:15 Project

I figure if we can demonstrate what it looks like to help someone be willing, able, and ready to discover and share their story with their whole heart, and serve that person by connecting them with someone that is willing, able, and ready to harvest their story on video with their whole heart, the mission is being accomplished.

SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationMarch 2, 2018MWF Connections, storyComment

Rest

What is it about humankind that makes it hard to rest?

What is it about us that makes us turn up the lights, press “Next Episode,” or chatter away on the phone given the space of one commute?

Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleFebruary 28, 2018Theme VIII, Lent Incarnate, Lent, Rest, spiritual practice, Andrea Lingle, The Abundance of AshesComment

Ashes: a Lenten Discussion

It seems that we may be led by children out of the darkness.

SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationFebruary 23, 2018Lent Incarnate, LentComment

Return

To the love in which you were created

To the breath that first hovered over you

Return

Ashes

Ashes represent a reduction, a simplification, an equivocation of all things. Garden rose and wayside weed both burn to calcium carbonate—the stuff of egg shells and pearls.

DevotionalAndrea LingleFebruary 14, 2018Lent Incarnate, Theme VIII, Andrea Lingle, Ash Wednesday, Lent, Liturgical, The Abundance of AshesComment

Finding God in Culture

SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationFebruary 14, 2018Arts ministry, contemplative, cultureComment

Paul: An Apostle's Journey

Paul: An Apostle's Journey
A book review by Larry Duggins

Douglas Campbell’s new work on Paul is a very readable survey into the writings of Paul. Dr. Campbell, a Duke New Testament professor who will be a key player in their new Certificate in Missional Innovation program, has written a book for the rest of us - clear, understandable and to the point.

Rachel WellsFebruary 13, 2018books, Book Review, Larry DugginsComment

Our Deep Need to Live in Community

My wife, Nelma, and I both completed a graduate level program offered through the Missional Wisdom Foundation...

SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationFebruary 7, 2018Launch & Lead, community, intentional communityComment

Re-Entry

Re-entry never places you back in quite the same life.

The Francis House

Dear Friends,

I am writing this article after a beautiful and long house meeting at Francis (an intentional community within the Epworth Project).

The Courage to Return

To be you: who you are, where you are, when you are is a an act of courage. It takes courage to go and experience and it takes courage to return, relinquishing fullness of the encounter to that which spoke it all into being.

Together, a Conversation

Lil Smith reflects on a conversation anchored by Larry Duggin's book Together.

SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationJanuary 26, 2018Together, Larry Duggins, MWF connections, intentional communityComment

We Go on Pilgrimage

It need not be loud, sky-parting, or earth-shattering. It may only be recognizable to you. It may only be recognizable in the stillness of your soul once it has been disconnected from its usual patterns long enough to find stillness.

But the encounter will somehow meet you.

The Feet of Christ

As I washed these broken and bleeding feet, the Holy Spirit took that opportunity to teach me a lesson.

SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationJanuary 19, 2018Epworth Project, Epworth House, Bonhoeffer House, homelessnessComment

Train Song

On the train, I began to truly engage all of my senses, hoping to open myself to the experience that is before me, and remembering that each moment of life is an opportunity to pay attention.