Forgiving Martha, Freeing Mary

Forgiving Martha, Freeing Mary “And the pace that I have chosen suits me poorly, but I’ve come to believe it’s how it’s got to be. How many are the sunsets I’ve not noticed, and the miracles I’ve simply failed to see?” -Martha’s World, by Allen Levi Excerpted and adapted from the forthcoming Chasing 70: The Quest […]

Living at the Pace of Christ

Living at the Pace of Christ What if living at the pace of Christ meant slowing down?  What if finding your true Godspeed meant living a life at odds with the cultural speed around you?  What if discovering a new rhythm in life, one more in line with that of Jesus, meant stepping out of […]

The Clearing

The Clearing I pushed my way through the last stand of brush before the jungle clearedand I stood on the edge of a small meadow. At the other end of the clearingwas a modest bungalow, oddly eight-sided and seemingly out of placehere in the middle of nowhere, yet for a reason I couldn’t explain the […]

Three Mile an Hour God

Three Mile an Hour God “God walks slowly because he is love. If he is not love, he would have gone much faster.” -Kosuke Koyama, Three Mile an Hour God “So—on your feet, get moving! Walk through the country, its length and breadth; I’m giving it all to you.” -Genesis 3:17 Excerpted and adapted from […]

The Art of Waiting

The Art of Waiting Excerpted and adapted from the forthcoming Chasing 70: The Quest to Live Life at the Pace of Christ. COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that spurned an epidemic, overwhelmed the world for nearly two years and will likely alter how we look at disease and respond to it forever, has left a measurable impact […]