“There’s a cupping grace to it — how remembering becomes a healing. We welcome remembering . . . hold remembering, we let remembering wrap around us and carry us like a dance that need not end.”- Ann Voskamp As Ann Voskamp concludes Chapter 2 of The Broken Way, she observes there are a thousand raw […]
“In His last hours, in His abandonment . . . He [Jesus] breaks the temptation to self-protect- – and gives the vulnerability of Himself.”- Ann Voskamp Ann Voskamp continues Chapter 2 of The Broken Way by describing a dare for the next leg of her journey. Eucharisteo comprised the first leg. However, the second leg leads […]
“This is always the choice: pain demands to be felt — or it will demand you feel nothing at all.”- Ann Voskamp In Chapter 2 (“Re-Membering Your Broken Pieces”) of The Broken Way, Ann Voskamp observes that we never stop hoping for the best. Hence, we wait for the best in life like it got […]
“The same hand that unwraps the firmaments of winging stars wraps liniments around the wounded heart; the One whose breath births galaxies into being births healing into the heart of the broken.”- Ann Voskamp “Maybe the love gets in easier right where the heart’s broke open.”- Shalom Voskamp As Ann Voskamp concludes Chapter 1 of […]
“There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.”- Victor Hugo, Les Miserables Ann Voskamp continues Chapter 1 of The Broken Way by wondering how the interior of the soul lives with- and through- broken things. Specifically, […]
“The very thing we are afraid of, our brokenness, is the door to our Father’s heart.”- Paul Miller “Behold, I am making all things new.”- Revelation 21:5 Ann Voskamp follows One Thousand Gifts with her second book, The Broken Way: A Daring Path Into the Abundant Life. Ann opens Chapter 1 (“What to Do with […]
Fully and Creatively Alive (Self-published, 2016) Tom Eggebrecht introduces his self-published book Fully and Creatively Alive by defining the title concept. From Tom’s perspective, fully and creatively alive means “living out your total potential and doing it with uniqueness and flair.” In Tom’s book, it’s the only way to live. In addition, there’s always an […]
“When your attitude is aimed to a place above sea level, you will not only find yourself in higher places, you will bring others to those higher places right along with you.”- Tom Eggebrecht Chapter 17 concludes Fully and Creatively Alive. In this chapter, Tom reminds us that people who pursue an artistic alternative discover […]
“Allow yourself the opportunity to let your dreams grow as the shifting happens.”- Tom Eggebrecht Pastor Tom Eggebrecht writes in Chapter 15 (“Diversify Your Dream”) of Fully and Creatively Alive that diversifying provides one way of letting your dreams grow. Most noteworthy, the key involves being mindful of your talents, as accountant Daniel Robinson explains: […]
“Use every tool at your disposal to resist the Resistance, push through the trouble, climb the mountains and get the work done.”- Tom Eggebrecht In Chapter 14 (“Resist the Resistance”) of Fully and Creatively Alive, Tom Eggebrecht recommends reading The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Writing in The War of Art, Pressfield puts his […]
Pastor Tom Eggebrecht begins Chapter 12 (“Learn to Say No “) of Fully and Creatively Alive with this strong emphasis. He underscores that “learning to say ‘no’ is one way toward loving yourself and taking charge of the things you do in order to be fully and creatively alive.” Hence, Tom stresses: “Learn to say […]
“Your dream doesn’t come alive without the help of other people. Make it a point to meet new people every day.”- Tom Eggebrecht In Chapter 11 (“Don’t Do It Alone”) of Fully and Creatively Alive, Tom Eggebrecht states that when people work together in teams, creativity grows. Furthermore, a web of relationships develops. Yet, even […]