Category Archives: spiritual formation

Spiritual Awakening

Posted on March 18, 2022 by radamdavidson

I’m the Lead Pastor at Renovation Church in Portage, Michigan. I’ve been excited about this month of March because I’ve sensed for a while that God was about to stir our church toward spiritual awakening. Our staff team designed a … Continue reading →

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All Saints Day

Posted on November 1, 2020 by radamdavidson

On today’s customary train-spotting round trip, Lexi and I shared lament that 1) there was no train to see and 2) it is snowing. Lexi isn’t too much of a fan of cold and snow. Like so many of us … Continue reading →

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CoronaLanguage, Spiritual Formation, and Bland Optimism

Posted on August 11, 2020 by radamdavidson

An article I read about CoronaVirus fatigue has a great line in it, which I shall quote: “It’s difficult when you think you have a light at the other end of the tunnel to look forward to, and then all … Continue reading →

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Your Internet Prayer

Posted on July 3, 2020 by radamdavidson

Well… where to begin? Context helps, so here’s some: we’re in the middle of an escalating pandemic. We’re finally dealing with our deep issues of racism and injustice toward people of different skin tones. We’re watching the world economy do … Continue reading →

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Distractions & Prayer

Posted on March 25, 2019 by radamdavidson

I struggle with a regular prayer life, which makes me kinda feel like a Lenten Loser.  Lent is the time of year where we’re supposed to get better at the whole prayer thing, not worse.  It’s like spilling coffee all … Continue reading →

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Advent = Awkward

Posted on November 30, 2017 by radamdavidson

When we were young our Mom brought home a peculiar Advent Calendar that had a picture of a creepy lion and some dude with horse legs.  To add to the strangeness, Mom made us Turkish delight.  I can’t speak for … Continue reading →

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Advent: Stagnation and Flow

Posted on November 28, 2017 by radamdavidson

I took this picture while on a quick post-lunch meeting walk.  This is Portage Creek, flowing north-ish toward Kalamazoo.  Behind me runs the Grand Elk Railroad, a straight shot between South Bend and Grand Rapids.  Several trains go through each … Continue reading →

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The Hospitality of God

Posted on September 10, 2017 by radamdavidson

Fall 2017 is here. Students are back in school, college football is back, the weather is making the slow turn toward Autumn and the trees are swapping their traditional green for an unpredictable mash of yellow, orange, brown, and firey … Continue reading →

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Dirty Pool

Posted on July 24, 2017 by radamdavidson

Here’s what happened, since you asked, and you didn’t, but here goes: we’ve had many friends and family over to our house over the past few weeks.  This is a grand gift of kinship and the like, and I for … Continue reading →

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How To S’more

Posted on June 4, 2017 by radamdavidson

Last night we started a fire in our backyard (on purpose) and toasted up some marshmallows.  Getting a marshmallow just right for a S’more is just as much art as it is science.  Anybody can turn a marshmallow into a … Continue reading →

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