Fifty-three weeks ago I was sitting in this same place. I'm listening to Misty Edwards sing praises to the Lord in the way that only she can. It's the conclusion--as it was last year--to a wonderful time of listening and cleansing. Margy and I have taken a few days to break away from the hubbub of our lives to be quiet for awhile. The theme of this set-aside time has been humility. It started out for Margy with a week by Lura Lake in her father's camper reading Madame Guyon 's devotional classic, Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ . Then I had the urge to download some audio books from Librivox and ran into Andrew Murray 's version of the same topic, I think: Humilty: The Beauty of Holiness . Take these teachings (revelations, really, if the teaching hasn't fully taken root before) and mix in Mark Driscoll 's priestly rebuke to church leaders in his message " Ministry Idolatry " and you've got the makings of a transformational time at th...
