SOWING SEEDS I
Jesus gave this wonderful parable about sowing seeds: “The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, while […]
Journals
FOR A LITTLE WHILE
Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) Benedictine philosopher and theologian wrote: “Flee for a while from your tasks; hide yourself for a little space from the turmoil […]
A COVENANT WITH OUR EYES
Like no other time that I can remember is the encouragement of Job to “make a covenant with our eyes,” any more appropriate than it […]
SILENT AND LISTEN
Silent and Listen use exactly the same letters. They really seem to be about very near the same thing: you can’t have the best of […]
MAKING THINGS DIFFERENT
Much of what we do goes on the same way day after day. If there are problems or victories we often stay about the same […]
GOD ALONE SUFFICES
Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) Spanish mystic, religious reformer, author, and theologian wrote: “Let nothing disturb you,Let nothing frighten you,All things are passing away:God never changes.Patience obtains all […]
JESUS SQUEEZE US CHURCH
I recently saw a New Church in the newspaper and thought we should surely try it because with a name like… Jesus Squeeze Us Church, […]
WHO CARES?
Seth Godin, entrepreneur and author wrote: “No one cares. That happens rarely. Someone cares. That happens all the time, and it’s at the heart of […]
RELIGION IN A BOX
I once read about this frustration:‘It is like trying to pack something into a box that is too small…’ That is like trying to pack […]
WALKING ON WATER
“The disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves. About three o’clock in the […]