We yield, because you, beyond us, are our God. We are your creatures met by your holiness, by your holiness made our true selves. And we yield.  Amen. — Walter Brueggemann I have always felt drawn to a daily time of quiet reflection and prayer.  That practice has become more essential than ever, as I […]

“It is not you who shapes God, but God who shapes you.” I came to Shalem dried out and dusty-wilderness clay grown hard and stale.  I came parched for living water. I came needing renewal of my heart and soul-to be re-oriented, re-presented, re-purposed, re-shaped by the One who is at work even in me […]