For those whose transformation feels slow or stuck.
Join 1,000+ readers · A 3–5 minute read, every Monday morning
No spam. Unsubscribe any time.
Three small lights to begin
your week with clarity
A Reflection from Me
A short piece from my own journey with God — something I’m noticing, learning, or wrestling with.
A Voice from the Christian Tradition
A quote from a trusted guide who has walked this path before us.
A Question to Carry
A simple question that helps you pay attention to God in the days ahead.
Why three lights?
I call them “lights” because they’re meant to offer a bit of clarity at the beginning of the week — nothing heavy or long, just a small pause that helps you stay awake to God in the middle of ordinary life.
All three pieces center on one theme each week, giving you a single thread to follow.
The aim is simple: to help you participate more deeply in your own transformation.
A look inside a Monday morning
Three Weekly Lights · Mar 2, 2026
On Early Rising, a Counsel from Fénelon, and Unhurried Time
A Note from Me
There’s a practice I’ve returned to again and again for the last twenty years. You won’t find it in any classic list of disciplines. Yet I’ve seen it tucked into letters of spiritual direction, hidden in footnotes, passed along quietly like a secret. It isn’t dramatic, but it has helped me so much.
The practice is simple: getting up early...
A Voice from the Christian Tradition
“You greatly need certain free hours to be given to prayer and recollection. Try to steal some such hours, and be sure that such little parings of time will be your best treasures. Above all, try to save your mornings; defend them like a besieged city!”
François Fénelon, The Complete Fenelon
A Question to Carry
Do you have a daily or weekly practice that gives you unhurried time?
“The first time I came across Jon’s writings, it was like opening a window for the first time after a long winter. The fresh, spring-like breeze of his vision for life with God awoke my soul.”
“Jonathan writes from inside a life seeking to live the way of Jesus. When we hear his struggles, insights, and guidance, we can find help for our own path as apprentices.”
“Three Weekly Lights posts are short but deep, include a nugget of classic Christian wisdom, and leave you with a timely question.”
Recent Issues
2026
On Dying Before We Die, a Teaching from John Behr, and Small Crosses We Carry
On Living Before Learning, an Insight from Rowan Williams, and What Practice Teaches
On Inner Waves, Wisdom from Sergius Bulgakov, and Trust Beyond Feelings
On Premature Grasping, a Counsel from Francis de Sales, and the Grace of Noticing
On Early Rising, a Counsel from Fénelon, and Unhurried Time
On Fasting, a Counsel from John Chrysostom, and the Transformation of Desire
On Incarnation, a Reminder from David Bentley Hart, and Living into Friendship with God
On Breath, a Reflection from Esther de Waal, and Finding God in the Ordinary
On Trust, a Word from Flannery O’Connor, and Learning Without the Saddle
On Spiritual Maps, Wisdom from Malcolm Guite, and Walking a Path You Didn’t Know You Were On
On Wandering, a Counsel from Abbot Chapman, and Enduring the Desert
On Spiritual Practices and Rituals, an Insight from Henri Nouwen, and How They Become Habit
Transformation is slow.
You don’t have to walk it alone.
Join 1,000+ readers every Monday morning.
No spam. Unsubscribe any time.