WITHOUT EXCUSE
Paul, an apostle, wrote to the church in Rome, “For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever […]
December 2016
HOLDING GRUDGES
Someone once said ‘the problem of holding on to a grudge is that we can’t hold on to anything else.’ If we choose to remain […]
BUILDING AN ALTAR
John Chrysostom, the Archbishop of Constantinople (349-407) wrote, “Everywhere, wherever you may find yourself, you can set up an altar to God in your mind […]
ON BEING INTERUPTED
Much of the time our interruptions are not from external distractions but from internal. Our interruptions come from inside ourselves. It is like we have […]
WHERE THE EXTRAORDINARY HAPPENS
There is not an exclusive place where the extraordinary happens. It may happen anywhere. Still, it seems to me, some places offer more opportunity than […]
MAKING FORM
Making form out of formlessness is a way to describe the quietness and solitude needed for the creative person to produce. In the very beginning […]
TRYING TO AVOID PAIN
Richard Beck writes, “A quote I think about a lot in my own life is this one from Carl Jung: “Neurosis is the avoidance of […]
POINTING TO THE MOON
Signs point to a destination, indicate how far, the name and needed information. They are not the destination. The sign cannot become more important than […]
BEING WITH GOD
Frederick Buechner writes, “When you are with somebody you love, you have little if any sense of the passage of time, and you also have, […]