March 25 In John 15, Jesus describes a relationship of restful dependence when he invites us to abide in him as branches abide in their vine.  It makes perfect sense that the branches that are removed from the vine wither and die and those that remain connected continue to flow with sap and burst with … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

March 21 Once we get out of the habits that have kept us independent from God, receiving is inevitable.  (Smith, Mandy.  “Unfettered” pg 93) Day 26 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.  If you are getting numb to the news of this nightmare overseas, click here to read a personal and accurate account from a Ukranian … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

March 16 What might God be waiting to give us if we could just rest in reality shaped by him?  What significant things might we discover if we forgot ourselves on purpose and joined in the general dance?  (Smith, Mandy.  “Unfettered” pg 79) Day 21 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.  Ukranian’s legendary President Zelenskyy will … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

March 12 What may have begun as whimsy-wandering in the woods, hearing new notes in old songs, watching every sunrise like it was a miracle-catalyzed a radical and terrifying transformation.  But I was simply being called toward the things of the kingdom:  self-giving, believing in mystery, and partnering with a God who is making all … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

March 11 I danced for the healing to come for others.  As I danced, healing began in me.  (Smith, Mandy.  “Unfettered” pg 67) Day 16 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.  Today we continue to pray for Mariupol and the protection of innocent civilians.  We pray for the citizens and military in Kviv as the Russian … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

March 10 Learning to receive the warmth of a sun I had not formed on a shoulder I had not shaped was practice for receiving the kingdom.  Stopping to receive the juice of a cherry I had not made with taste buds I had not invented was practice for receiving the kingdom.  Letting a word … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

March 9 It is humbling in the best possible way to discover how much we need one another to understand God.  Here’s where we begin to understand how, in addition to children, Jesus taught that the outcast understood the kingdom.  (Smith, Mandy.  “Unfettered” pg 60) Day 14 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.  Every day, until … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

March 8 Our subjectivity has been feared (and there are ways we can abuse it in our reading of Scripture), but if we submit to one another and the Spirit, we can find something of God in Scripture and in one another that we have never seen before.  (Smith, Mandy.  “Unfettered” pg 59) It is … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

March 7 What if we’ll never discover a childlike connection with God until we remember the skill of carefully attending to prompts that don’t come as words in our brains but as instincts in our guts?  (Smith, Mandy.  “Unfettered” pg 48) It’s Monday fam!  A new week is upon us.  I had a very busy … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

March 3 We find ourselves with a choice to make:  Do we do what we’ve always done and get the same, sad outcomes?  Or do we rest from our efforts at “making reality” and truly engage the Reality already surging in and around us?  (Smith, Mandy.  “Unfettered” pg 40) Good Morning Family.  Our prayers and … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion