writing and journaling as disciplines
as rob already mentioned in his post about the Jubilee Conference, Luci Shaw talked extensively about journaling as a spiritual discipline, not long after Byron Borger of Hearts & Minds Books talked about reading as a spiritual discipline--both struck me as interesting ways of thinking about these activities. and i was inspired to take more seriously these disciplines as they relate directly to my calling.
even though we run *cino and i churn out a piece of writing at least every other week for catapult, i feel as though i haven't been very faithful in my growing activities (disciplines) lately. I'm not sure what the root cause of this neglect is, but the conference certainly inspired both of us. we're talking about constructing a moderately formal "course" for ourselves this summer (syllabus and all) to catch up on all of the cultural engagement books we should have read a long time ago.
i've chided myself lately as being self-pitying and stubborn in my dim view of our efforts, but i finally feel as though i'm beginning to rediscover joy and gratitude in my work...knock on wood?