Author Archives: David Cartledge

I once read a book titled The Pursuit of God. It challenged me to “follow hard after God” The book also provided me with ways to channel my serious pursuit. I do think we should take our pursuit of God … Continue reading →

In the garden, God walked with the first humans, seeking communion with them. Daily, they enjoyed the presence of God walking through the garden that was their home. God’s coming was not an interruption but the most natural rhythm of … Continue reading →

We come before God, both in our longing and our brokenness, our hope and our failure. We approach, not presenting an improved version of ourselves, but standing honestly before the One whose love for us never wavers. We trust that … Continue reading →

The Triune God is a living communion of love who has graciously moved toward us through Christ and by the Spirit. The purpose of this self-giving movement is to draw us into the joy of God’s own communal life. And … Continue reading →

We all want to hold a “correct” view of God, and may assume that the way we see God aligns with the great orthodox creeds. Yet, honest reflection may reveal that your image of God does not fully align with … Continue reading →

Jesus gives us the Living Water of the Spirit to drink.  This Living Water becomes a spring of water that wells up within us to eternal life.  Jesus himself defined eternal life as knowing the Father and the Son; therefore, … Continue reading →

God is love, and we come to know Him as we share in the communion of love that God is. Within this divine fellowship, our awareness of God’s love for us continually deepens. In the same way, our love for … Continue reading →

We may think of prayer as a conversation with God: He speaks to us and we speak back to Him.  Prayer as conversation has helped many people, including me.  However, the problem with understanding prayer as conversation is that prayer … Continue reading →

Many books seek to teach us how to pray, but should we see prayer as something we do, or as something we try to do better? True prayer is what God does within us. True prayer is not primarily our … Continue reading →

Through Jesus and by His Spirit, God has opened Himself to us so that we may have communion with Him.  In response, we are to open ourselves by the Spirit and through Jesus so that we actually enjoy communion with … Continue reading →