Tony’s Blog

I spoke for a middle school retreat this past weekend in Pigeon Forge, TN, the home of Dollywood. A great time was had by all. I personally was struck by the contrasts of sensory overload with lights, banners, billboards, mountains and rivers. We did wrestle with some big issues in our 4 sessions, after all that is why middle schoolers come on retreats…to go to the teaching sessions. Well, anyway, one big thought came from an advertisement for the great theological journal…Runner’s World stating “It’s what we Love that defines us”. When I saw this insightful thought, I immediately thought of Henry Scougal who wrote the little book “The life of God in the soul of man” in 1677 and said “the worth and excellency of a soul is measured by the object of it’s love”.
Runner’s World and Henry Scougal…who would have thought.
The key question that flows from this is…if someone was writing a definition of my life…what would they say I love?

The fact is we pursue what we love. Blaise Pascal said that “All men seek happiness, this is without exception”.