FREE AS A BIRD
“Canary had been a prisoner in a small cage since she was young and was not treated well. Her owners would go by her cage […]
July 2019
BECOMING LITTLE
The familiar truth of the kingdom is to ‘become like little children.’ This requires attentive obedience on our part. When we become as ‘little as […]
SMARTY PANTS
So often when our anger and frustration get the best of us… we also become Smarty Pants. Smarty Pants is when we display intelligence or […]
OPEN AND CLOSED
A few years back someone came up with the idea of using a couple of simple phrases to answer questions that were not being asked […]
IDEOLOGY RECOVERED
Much of what we are, and what we do, is seemingly based on being convinced somehow that we are a post-ideological society. This happens when […]
PRODIGAL AND OTHERWISE
The famous Luke 15 parable of The Prodigal Son gets much comment and coverage. One detail of understanding is that ‘prodigal’ does not mean ‘rebellious’ […]
GROWING IN DARKNESS
Joan Chittister wrote, “Darkness deserves gratitude. It is the alleluia point at which we learn to understand that all growth does not take place in […]
TETHERING THE TONGUE
There is a transfer from the mind to the tongue that often gets us in trouble. It is our ‘thinking’ concerning religion that causes our […]
GOOD TREE, BAD TREE
Jesus said, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered […]
SPIRITUAL SENSES
Meditation brings our senses into a specific focus for the moment of response we are seeking during our prayers and silence. The two senses that […]