What does happen constantly with all kinds of people I meet is they say "I had this encounter with Jesus, can you help me understand it..." The labels, more than ever, simply aren't big enough to contain what the cosmic Christ is up to in the world.

The fundamental story arc of the Bible is God is passionate about rescuing this world, restoring it, renewing it.

opening up your soul to someone, letting them into your spirit, thoughts, fears, future, hopes, dreams ... that is being naked.

The Bible tells a story. A story that isn’t over. A story that is still being told. A story that we have a part to play in.

This breath, and this moment, and this life is a gift and we are all in this together. We all have countless choices every day to close down or stand up straight and open up, and take a big breath and say YES to the gift.

It's absolutely crucial that we come face to face with the power of our choices.

I think that grace and love always rattle people.