What is Abundance?

Seeing light coming from the other room, Scrooge peeks inside to find that sure enough, the next ghost has paid his visit.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalMissional Wisdom FoundationDecember 11, 2019Lift Up Your Voice, Advent, Advent Incarnate, Incarnational Study, Theme XIX, Kristina RothComment

Following the Golden Rule

This post originally was published on the My Spiritual Journey blog. Glenna is a friend of the Missional Wisdom Foundation who lives and writes in Dallas, Texas.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationDecember 5, 2019 Comment

Looking Forward

Charles Dickens’s response to widespread apathy for the plight of the poor was to write A Christmas Carol. We owe the humanitarian spirit of the Christmas season to this work.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalRobert BishopDecember 5, 2019Advent Incarnate, Advent, Incarnational Study, Lift Up Your Voice, Theme XIX, Robert BishopComment

Sanctuary as Evangelism

“This is what I really need to know: is there a place for me in Christianity?” She was sitting in my office at The Foundry House intentional community, wearing rainbow unicorn onesie pajamas with a “My pronouns are she/her” enamel pin attached.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationDecember 3, 2019The Foundry House, Sarah Howell-Miller, Evangelism, Community, christian community, LGBTQAI+Comment

There is Something Coming

There is something coming.

Quick, before it is too late, listen.

Do you hear the sound of the oboe? Do you hear the tuning of the violins? Do you hear the rustle of the music on the stand?

Devotional, Wisdom for the WayAndrea LingleDecember 1, 2019Advent Incarnate, Incarnational Study, Advent, Theme XIX, Andrea Lingle, Lift Up Your VoiceComment

Private Passion

Jang-Mi Min was a person of private passion. Reserved to most, she was said by those closest to her to have an electric current of desire, for a few things, pulsing through her.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalMissional Wisdom FoundationNovember 19, 2019Missional Storytelling, Launch & Lead, Theme XVIIIComment

GrayShade: a Story of Hope

He wiped the tears from His eyes, sighed a bit too heavily, and knocked the dust off of His sandals.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalMissional Wisdom FoundationNovember 12, 2019Theme XVIII, Launch & Lead, Missional Storytelling, InclusionComment

Hootie the Hoot Owl

Over the past month, as I have walked across Spain on the Camino Francais, I have had a fun friend who has journeyed with me, Hootie the Hoot-Owl.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightRyan KlinckNovember 12, 2019Camino, Ryan Klinck, pilgrimage, Alexander John ShaiaComment

Sellos and Sin

People have been doing this for centuries, even before Christianity. They walk for all sorts of reasons: to heal, to nurture health, some government jobs in Spain even require you to have walked the Camino and earned your Compostela.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightStephanie Evelyn McKellarNovember 6, 2019pilgrimage, Camino, Alexander John Shaia, Stephanie Evelyn McKellarComment

Marwa's Bridge

Most Tanzanians are peaceful, but Marwa’s tribe thought machetes were meant to be used for more than cutting up firewood. They were great for keeping your women in line too.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalMissional Wisdom FoundationNovember 5, 2019Missional Storytelling Comments

One More Step

Day 10: The temperature is just a few degrees above freezing and it rains on and off throughout the day. Sore leg muscles and blisters make this day’s walk more difficult but step by solitary step I progress.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationNovember 5, 2019Camino, Wendi Bernau, Ryan Klinck, Alexander John Shaia, pilgrimageComment

Reclaiming the Table

“Let’s go out for dinner tomorrow!” said a friend. With a lot of inward hesitation and so many internal thoughts, I shyly say, “Yes!”

Wisdom for the Way, Inter-ThemeMissional Wisdom FoundationNovember 5, 2019Table Fellowship, Kristina RothComment

The Sounds of the Camino

We stopped for the night at a place that is built on a river; it used to be a mill so all the outdoor tables and front porch are made of mill stones.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationOctober 29, 2019Camino, Alexander John Shaia, Wendi Bernau, pilgrimageComment

With Glad Rejoicing

“The Camino comes for us all.”

I keep hearing these words when someone encounters injury; loses something; breaks a tooth; experiences delay, misfortune, or discouragement.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalStephanie Evelyn McKellarOctober 29, 2019In the Midst of Grace, Simple Incarnate, Simple Harmony, Stephanie Evelyn McKellar, Incarnational Study, Theme XVIIComment

From the Camino

Our first walking day was rife with opportunity to deviate from the designated path. After a first village, we approached an opportunity, a decision, a choice.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightStephanie Evelyn McKellarOctober 16, 2019Camino, Alexander John Shaia, Stephanie Evelyn McKellar, pilgrimageComment

Abundant Life

It was Passover Week. The final bread was reduced to crumbs beneath the table. The linen was smudged and damp from the washing of feet.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleOctober 16, 2019Andrea Lingle, Simple Harmony, Simple Incarnate, In the Midst of Grace, Incarnational StudyComment

Walking the Camino: Week 1

We are staying in León at a hotel (in an active Augustinian monastery) in the historic medieval section of the city inside Roman walls. There is a medieval festival going on right outside our monastery walls.

Wisdom for the Way, SpotlightMissional Wisdom FoundationOctober 15, 2019Camino, pilgrimage, Wendi Bernau, Alexander John ShaiaComment