The Archive

Category: Speaking to the Soul

“That They May be One”

April 10, 2013 No Comments

Jesus and the mystics of many ages and religions assert something that some scientists are now discussing. We are all one.

Bonhoeffer on This-worldliness

April 9, 2013 No Comments

By this-worldliness I mean living unreservedly in life’s duties, problems, successes and failures, experiences and perplexities. In doing so, we throw ourselves completely into the arms of God, taking seriously, not our own sufferings, but those of God in the world — watching with Christ in Gethsemane.

Daniel’s Disciplines

April 8, 2013 No Comments

Like Daniel and his companions, can we learn the language and compete in the culture of our exile, yet retain our identity as children of God and live according to Christ’s example of love and compassion? How do we protect our identity? Where do we set our moral boundaries?

Magic Rocks or Living Stones

April 7, 2013 No Comments

Psalm 146, 147 (Morning) Psalm 111, 112, 113 (Evening) Isaiah 43:8-13 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-7 1 Peter 2:2-10: Like newborn infants, long for the

Good news on the street corner

April 6, 2013 No Comments

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized them

One Name

April 5, 2013 No Comments

Whenever Christians see the spirit of compassion, healing, sacrificial love, and any other characteristic of Jesus active and powerful, we see the spirit of Jesus, the being of Jesus, the very name of Jesus once again incarnate in the world.

The Unlikely Messiah

April 4, 2013 1 Comment

Everyday Mysteries With others she manages a website for the Diocese of Colorado highlighting congregations’ creative ministries:

Abide

April 3, 2013 No Comments

Abide.

A good word for right now, this morning time of waiting — reading, praying, reflecting. A good word also for the active time of the day.

Graced Living

April 2, 2013 No Comments

I love the picture Isaiah paints of God’s gracious presence. “When you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'” It really does happen like that.

Greater Things

April 1, 2013 No Comments

Monday, April 1, 2013 — Monday in Easter Week [Go to http://www.missionstclare.com/english/index.html for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.] Today’s