Author: Greg Hildenbrand

I am a contemplative spiritual director, author, and a leader of contemporary and blended worship at First United Methodist Church in Lawrence, Kansas. I am a happily married father of two awesome, adult children. I write a blog, Life Notes, every week and have published numerous books and music CDs, all of which are available on my website and other typical outlets. I enjoy writing, both music and text, and exploring and experiencing where spirit meets matter, in both seen and unseen ways.

Questions vs Answers, Part 2

by Greg Hildenbrand, posted in devotion, Life Notes, meditation, Spirituality

Questions vs Answers, Part 2 “You insist on explaining everything as if the whole world were composed of things that can be explained…Has it ever occurred to you that only a few things in this world can be explained your way?” Don Juan Matus[1] Our desire for clear-cut answers to deep and difficult questions, and … Continue reading Questions vs Answers, Part 2

Questions vs Answers

by Greg Hildenbrand, posted in devotion, Life Notes, meditation, Spirituality

Questions vs Answers Of course you don’t understand it. If you understood it, it wouldn’t be what you’re looking for. It would just be one more thing you understand. James Finley[1] One of the significant points of distinction between Christianity and churchianity has to do with the degree to which one believes we can be … Continue reading Questions vs Answers

Reconciliation vs Retribution, Part 4

by Greg Hildenbrand, posted in devotion, Life Notes, meditation, Spirituality

Reconciliation vs Retribution, Part 4 Grace is what we call what is left over after the scouring of the self, the dying to the self…Grace comes to us in the flesh, through the spaces and forms and contents of our human life…Grace is so mixed up in the stuff of human life that it cannot … Continue reading Reconciliation vs Retribution, Part 4