When was the last time you just sat still in the woods?
Do You Really Want To Be King?
Nat Iwata, one of our alumnus is a remarkable artist. We have loved witnessing him father his 3 young boys through his art and photos. He is a really good papa. Nat recently shared a poem and sketch inspired interactions with his boys. It really illustrated how we all struggle with wanting to be in a different stage of the masculinity journey than the one God is currently taking us through.
Pumped For This Journey
This morning, part of our team is headed north of Seattle to join other men at a Calling Intensive led by Gary Barkalow of The Noble Heart Ministries. As I (John) packed up I saw one of our alumni, Jeremiah post a message out to his social networks that he was "Pumped for this journey!" I remember seeing Jeremiah a year ago on his way to his first Bootcamp.
The Raging Battle Over Legacy
Within the past few years its seems like the battle pace has quickened. It has been a battle with all of the gains and losses of war.Huge gain and huge loss… A war of extremes… It’s what you would expect in war where the stakes are high.Loss… i.e. sickness and death, the threat of financial ruin, estranged relationships, business failures, wounds and scars, pain,confusion, fear & despair, denial, dissent, uncertainty, deception, anger and rage…
A Treasure Here for Every Man
After our last advanced bootcamp in October our own Jayson wrote this poem. Those that were present at the camp all remember it as a very special time of stepping out of the battle, spending much-needed time with God and each other. So many of us had hit financial troubles that had seemed to culminate this past year and everything that goes with that.
All Saints
In a few weeks, on November 1, is a liturgical holiday called All Saints Day...I only know this because Odin, my 6 year old son, was asking about Halloween and I decided to look it up. Outside of what Wikipedia says I'm only slightly more informed but the name reminded me of something we talk about at Bootcamp. Who are the 'Saints'? Let me tell you a quick story.
More Fire, More Wind
Defining Moments
Preservation of the world
In one of the less famous scenes from the Chronicles of Narnia, Jill Pole winds up pushing Eustace of the edge of a cliff in anger (Eustace is saved by Aslan). Later she finds herself powerfully thirsty and drawn to the sound of a stream in the woods. This is the same forest Aslan disappeared into after the dreadful incident with Eustace and she is terrified to enter, but also desperate for water. Eventually she creeps through the trees and finds the stream - cool, bubbling, perfect. But she is paralyzed by what she sees there…