Making a Connection

Some things seems impossible. Like getting a golden retriever’s hair out of the carpet of a mini van or explaining why.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 31, 2023Theme XLVII, Potential Grace, Pilgrimage, Grace, God is love, contemplative stanceComment

The Flow of Love

What is the connection between grace, love, pilgrimage, and a tire sitting at the top of a slide?

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 23, 2023Theme XLVII, Potential Grace, Pilgrimage, Grace, God is loveComment

The Potential of Grace

The playground on the south side of the church where my children’s violin teacher rents a studio features a corkscrew slide and brightly painted used tires arranged on one end as an obstacle course.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 2, 2023Pilgrimage, Preparation, Prevenient Grace, Grace, Potential Grace, Theme XLVIIComment

The Community of Grace

Through learning to love each other in communities, we live into our nature as the reflection of the image of God, fulfilling the desire of God, which draws us closer to God.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJuly 14, 2020Theme XXIII, Andrea Lingle, Exploring Communities of Grace, Grace, CommunityComment

An Indefinition

God did not create humanity and then simply set it on its way to see what might happen.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJuly 7, 2020Theme XXIII, Andrea Lingle, Exploring Communities of Grace, Grace, CommunityComment

Enough

Humanity was created to be encircled in God's love and to encircle others in that love.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJune 30, 2020Theme XXIII, Andrea Lingle, Exploring Communities of Grace, Grace, Community Comments

What Do You Do with Charles Guiteau?

The concept of the Trinity is...complicated by how we choose to name the three persons of the Trinity.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJune 23, 2020Theme XXIII, Grace, Communities of Grace, Exploring Communities of Grace, Andrea Lingle, Together, Larry DugginsComment

Is it Possible?

Is it possible that the very act of being together opens a path for the Holy Spirit to connect with us?

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleJune 16, 2020Theme XXIII, Grace, Communities of Grace, Exploring Communities of Grace, Andrea Lingle, Together, Larry Duggins Comments

The MWF's Response in Support of Black Lives

The Missional Wisdom Foundation is appalled by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmad Aubrey, and countless others who have lost their lives because of racism and white privilege.

Missional Wisdom FoundationJune 12, 2020Anti-Racism, Black Lives Matter, community, GraceComment

Rooted in Grace: Benediction

What is your favorite part of a worship service?
Is it the Call to Worship? Is it Prayers of the People? The Sermon? Or maybe the Children’s Message?
For me, it is the Benediction.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAdam WhiteNovember 6, 2018Rooted in Grace, Adam White, Theme XI, GraceComment