on the walk

Last week, I got to spend two days on a retreat with a bunch of my co-workers. It was a good time of rest, conversation, silence and prayer. Much of what happened there isn’t fit for a blog, but I was struck by a few insights that I will share.

Early in our time together, our retreat director Ruth Haley Barton, asked us something like, “When was the last time you recognized that you are a soul before God?” I wrote in my notes, “Am I a soul or a role?” Continue Reading »