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Category: Speaking to the Soul

Speaking to the Soul: Behold the Lamb of God

March 2, 2017 No Comments

Here is the Lamb of God. In this Holy Lent, let’s set all else aside and hang out on the banks of the Jordan with him.

Speaking to the Soul: Turn, Turn, Turn

March 1, 2017 No Comments

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven

Speaking to the Soul: What will be the shape of your Lent?

February 28, 2017 1 Comment

Perhaps I’m asking the wrong questions? Perhaps I need to stop thinking about what I could and should do, or what I should give up, but rather what God is already doing in my life.

Speaking to the Soul: Sit and Eat

February 27, 2017 4 Comments

As we prepare to enter the holy season of Lent, growing awareness of our own sinfulness can begin to weigh heavy on our hearts and souls. The poem Love (III) by George Herbert offers a helpful reminder that God meets us where we are- messy and broken- and welcomes us with an invitation.

Speaking to the Soul: Carry On

February 26, 2017 1 Comment

The thing is, more than ever, to carry on.

Speaking to the Soul: Inheritance and Investment

February 25, 2017 No Comments

Everybody loves a bargain. There’s something about a tag that says “buy one get one” that seems to be beckoning people to buy things just to get another one for 50% off or even, and maybe better, free. It encourages compulsive buying, and merchants know that.

Speaking to the Soul: Family History

February 24, 2017 4 Comments

by Kristin Fontaine I was reading about Saint Matthias and was struck by how little we know about this disciple. Since he was chosen to

Speaking to the Soul: Sacrifice

February 23, 2017 4 Comments

Who knew that throwing away an eye or a hand is the pathway to clear comprehension?

Speaking to the Soul: Failure and growth

February 22, 2017 4 Comments

How have we not learned that the transformation of dead matter (failure, death, loss) into an agent of growth is the pattern we see everywhere—from the smallest plant to the evolving cosmos continually expanding and birthing new life from the detritus of death.

Speaking to the Soul: Today I Am Awake

February 21, 2017 No Comments

by Kimberly Knowle-Zeller Hymn: Today I Awake Today I awake and God is before me. At night, as I dreamt, God summoned the day;