HERE AM I! II
We continue from yesterday on the ‘call of Samuel.’“Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision” (1 Samuel 3:1). Then we see the conditions of […]
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HERE I AM! I
The call of Samuel has always been a favorite text of mine. From chapter one where his mother Hannah was praying (“she was speaking in […]
GIVNG PURELY
I have wondered about pure ways to give. So much giving in our culture, both religious and secular, seems to include virtue casting, guilt, and […]
MIND-SCULPTING
I once read the phrase: ‘I too have known the mind-sculpting power of mountains…’ I have too. Of course many things sculpt our minds. Every […]
BEING A NICE HUMAN
After writing the entry yesterday in the Journal on ‘Being a Kind Human,’ I thought of a section from ‘Mere Christianity’ by C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), […]
BEING A KIND HUMAN
There is great deal of emphasis now (last 50 years) on the importance of being a kind person. This thinking flows from several streams. From […]
CHILL AND LISTEN
Continuing with sort of a theme the last few days, this dialogue came to my mind concerning Job and his three counselors and then the […]
FLEE FROM THIS
“Abba Macarius the Great (300-391) used to say to the brothers at Scetis (a monastic community) when he was dismissing the congregation, “Flee, brothers!” One of the […]
GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS II
Yesterday we considered the wonderful verse from I John 3, that “When our hearts make us feel guilty, we can still have peace before God. […]