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Category: Speaking to the Soul

Speaking to the Soul: Safe on the Rock

May 10, 2017 1 Comment

When we pray, sometimes we can feel God’s presence as if we could touch it; at other times, we try to reassure ourselves that God indeed hears us.

Speaking to the Soul: We are not alone

May 9, 2017 3 Comments

We are not alone. We are bound together through the Water and Word, through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

Speaking to the Soul: All Shall Be Well

May 8, 2017 5 Comments

One of the more well known quotations from Julian of Norwich, this phrase is often offered as a word of comfort in challenging or stressful times, in times of uncertainty and instability. But, what does it really mean for all manner of thing to be well?

Speaking to the Soul: Follow-Up to the Man Born Blind

May 7, 2017 3 Comments

Maybe you’ve been stuck in some category of person that you’d like to break out of. The discourse today gives you hope for breaking out of the small sheep pen you may have become trapped in.

Speaking to the Soul: The Need for Duty

May 6, 2017 No Comments

… to accept the word “duty” not as something unpleasant, but something I need to do joyfully and thoroughly, and with gratitude to God for guidance and help in this kingdom-making endeavor

Speaking to the Soul: Humility and Hubris

May 5, 2017 2 Comments

Embracing the idea that we can not know all, that we can not be all, and that we definitely can not control anything but our own choices is my new working definition of humility.

Speaking to the Soul: Our Nets

May 4, 2017 No Comments

So think about being a fisher of people. In your words or in your actions how do you proclaim your relationship with the God who is love? How do you cast out a net into the deep waters of the Soul?

Speaking to the Soul: The writing on the wall

May 3, 2017 2 Comments

From the Daily Office: Daniel 5:1-12 tells the story of Belshazzar’s feast, in which the king misappropriates the temple vessels for his own carousing, and

Speaking to the Soul: Hospitality

May 2, 2017 No Comments

In being on the receiving end of hospitality I can’t help but feel compelled to share that same hospitality with others. I want to see Christ not only in my friends but in the strangers I meet throughout the day

Speaking to the Soul: To Be Known

May 1, 2017 4 Comments

The desire of each of us to be truly known to someone is not something I would previously have included on a list of basic human needs. But, getting to know individuals who are experiencing homelessness has seriously impacted my perspective.