The Spiritual Practice of Contemplating God in the Barn Swallows
Tina and I had the opportunity to minister at a young adults’ retreat last weekend. Actually, she did most of the ministering, preaching four sessions and connecting in a deep way with the thirty-five twenty-somethings who were there. I led one session on spiritual practices and crafting a rule of life. Between Tina’s morning message on “Faith as Pilgrimage” and my Rule of Life session, the organizers of the retreat created a spacious two-hour “moment” where participants coul