“Let July be July. Let August be August. And let yourself just be even in the uncertainty.” MorganHarperNichols jaredmackey.com/word/let-july-…

My favorite episode so far... Rubèn Rodríguez joins the podcast and talks about championing friends, noticing people, and seeing story. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tha…

"Stuck" may be the adjective we most feel about 2020. A trusted friend recently began using design thinking and the creative process to help people get unstuck in work and life. Read this to see if you are stuck. He can help. lanceodegard.com/blog/stuck-is

In his new book J.R. Briggs provides practical wisdom about how to follow the way of Jesus by embracing the mystery and tension of living into the mandorla (the sacred overlap) of life. His words and diagrams offer hope and clarity in a moment where both are desperately needed.

I am so grateful for the way AJ Sherrill views the Enneagram as a tool to help us understand who we are and how we grow. I appreciate his heart as a pastor to help people to know themselves and follow Jesus. Order his new book on the #Enneagram today. tinyurl.com/y2637wrr

“It’s your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words. Words are powerful; take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation.” Matthew 12, The Message

“I doubt there is such a thing as a measure of spirituality, but if there is, gratitude would be it. Only the grateful are paying attention. They are grateful because they pay attention, and they pay attention because they are so grateful.” M. Craig Barnes
#lifeitselfisgrace

One of the great joys of fall is having friends release new books. The Deeply Formed Life, by Rich Villodas, is an inspiring invitation into an integrated spiritual life. I’m thankful Rich is one of the voices leading the next generation of pastors and authors in America.

“We sit across this desk, but outside the office window stands a tree doing what all trees do and have done, many times each October.” Wonderful words to begin a new week by ⁦Lance Odegard⁩ Read more here - Unstucking Weekly - Change us17.campaign-archive.com/?u=f79cba74575…

There is some sage advice on attachment, foster parenting, and playing with your kids by gofastboatsmojitos in this interview with Chrissy Horstmann.

Begin and end the meal aware of grace. John O’Donohue, “To Bless the Space Between Us”

Always appreciate this encouraging soundtrack every Monday courtesy of marshallusinger. open.spotify.com/playlist/5GNy7…

My sister Robin has been writing for years. She's taking the courageous step to share her writing with others. If you know her, you love her. If you don't know her, now you have the good fortune to get to know her through her writing - Notes and Rhythms robincoleman.substack.com/?utm_medium=we…

"The road is made by walking." Wisdom for our moment from Lance Odegard Read more wisdom on crooked lines here. mcusercontent.com/f79cba74575a3f…

"When it’s over, I want to say all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms." Mary Oliver jaredmackey.com/word/when-deat…

Certainty is not the same as confidence. Certainty is about prediction. Confidence is about preparation.

“Thank you, God, for food to eat, and families and friends to love.” Fred Rodgers prayer in 1974 for Thanksgiving on “Mr. Rogers Neighborhood”

Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is… touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace. Frederick Buechner