Wayne Jacobsen's Blog, page 94

Movie Openning: Like Dandelion Dust

I got a ringside seat behind the scenes to watch this little movie grow up. I've known producers Bobby and Kevin Downes for years and watched them craft this Karen Kingsbury novel into a first-rate motion picture as an indie production. It has been well-received at film festivals and opens this weekend to the general public in selected cities around the U.S. and you can get all the details and watch a preview here.

My part was incredibly small, but I did have the chance to read and...

Out of the Darkness Into the Light

I received this email yesterday and I found my heart not only cringing at the pain my sister has endured, but also overwhelmed with joy that even in such desperate circumstances she has come to discover that her Father had not abandoned her, but was with her as the redeemer in the midst of such ugly circumstances.

Our flesh wants to blame God for the painful things that happen to us, but Scripture is...

Resting From Our Own Labors

Some of the people I met at the conference in Dallas recently wrote me an email last week. They have recently left a more traditional structure and are involved with a group of people desiring to experience more relational body life. In the email they shared an interesting observation that gets to the crux of how we participate in the unfolding work of God in the world:

We are trained professionally to plan...

Until the Glory Comes

Phone calls and emails over the last few days have made me very much aware of all the pain that is in the world and how our only hope is to navigate our difficult circumstances inside the love of a powerful and gracious Father.

Whatever you are facing today, no matter how difficult or tragic, it is so much smaller than the One who loves you and who is at work even in the pain to dislodge you from a false...

Henri Nouwen Quotes

I love the thoughts and words here by a man who lived deeply a journey into life and faith in Jesus Christ:

"As long as we continue to live as if we are what we do, what we have, and what other people think about us, we will remain filled with judgments, opinions, evaluations, and condemnations. We will remain addicted to putting people and things in their "right" place."

"I know that I have to move...

Finding Truth

I thought others of you might enjoy looking over a recent email exchange I had with a brother this week:

From him:

I have been studying and studying God's word and different interpretations of certain areas of the bible, and it seems that there are so many different opinions on things that I feel like my head is going to explode trying to figure out what is right. Some say speaking in tongues is real, others say it doesn't exist now. Some say hell isnt eternal, some say it is, and some say...

Missing Father (Part 2)

As I've thought about my previous post over the last couple of days, I have come to conclude that the opposite problem also exists, perhaps more frequently than the first.

This is the child who grows up genuinely loved by her father. He takes great delight in her and treats her with great affection. But as she grows she begins to ask things of him that he knows will only hurt her. When he expresses his...

Oops! Wrong Father!

I heard an incredible story today and I think it is as true for many of us as it is for the person who sent it to me in an email. I quote:

I feel like I'm meeting my Dad for the first time!

My wife's best friend is a real-life Jerry Springer show. She hadn't been talking to her dad for a few years, bad situation. He's a pretty terrible guy. Anyway, she found out a month ago that he isn't her actual dad, and that her real dad has been trying to find her for 22 years, ever since the...

Gentleness

As I start my vacation, I'll leave you with this:

"Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength."

Ralph W. Sockman

I saw that go by by eyes a few days ago and was really touched by it. Ralph W. Sockman was a Methodist minister in New York City and had an NBC radio program. He died in 1970.

Blessings all! Live gently in the world! There's enough pain as it is without our adding to it.

Finding Your Way to Love

First, an announcement: Our offices will be closed August 5-16 as Sara and I will be on vacation and have no one to cover the office. We will not be able to fill orders during this time, so please order before that date if you need any of our things before we return. Or, you'll have to wait until after, with our apologies for any inconvenience that causes. Now to some good stuff:

John Lynch is one of the author's of Bo's Cafe, one of the best books I've read about sorting through...