Episcopal Cafe – Page 111

Speaking to the Soul: You CAN get there from here

October 6, 2015 No Comments

Rich or poor, or somewhere in between, in Christ’s love you can take it with you… we can, and we will, get there from here.

Speaking to the Soul: All things are lawful but …

October 5, 2015 No Comments

Love makes us do crazy things, like let someone else in the house have the last piece of cheesecake even though it is our favorite. Love lets the person behind us have the better parking space ahead in the parking lot.

Speaking to the Soul: Knowing and Not Knowing

October 4, 2015 No Comments

We can be comforted by the fact that God is still the one God, a God of integrity, not divided. God’s heart, mind, and lips are always on the same page even when ours aren’t.

Speaking to the Soul: An All or Nothing World

October 3, 2015 No Comments

For a son not to bury a father was a sign of ultimate disrespect and rejection; to give up one’s wealth threatened his life, his well-being, his position, even potentially his family. Remember– there was no middle class. It was all or nothing.

Speaking to the Soul: From the Depths

October 2, 2015 12 Comments

Just writing the words “another mass shooting” makes my hand shake. As I write this, ten victims are known to have died, and twenty victims are hospitalized.

Speaking to the Soul: Following the stream

October 1, 2015 2 Comments

Spiritually, I have been really lost many times. I have learned that the streams to follow in that case are prayer disciplines. In the exquisite wilds of human life, God is always downstream along one of those waterways.

Speaking to the Soul: thorns and thistles

September 30, 2015 No Comments

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes

Speaking to the Soul: Love and other kid stuff

September 29, 2015 3 Comments

Not a word of what Jesus said to the children is recorded in scripture, but what a powerful lesson he preached. He swept aside the barriers raised against the children. He did not just talk to them of God’s love. He held them in that love. He blessed them with it.