The Archive

Category: Speaking to the Soul

Praise ye!

July 28, 2012 No Comments

Commemoration of Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel and Henry Purcell Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament

John 6:1-21: Bread

July 27, 2012 No Comments

John 6.1-21 Like much of the world in this Olympic year, I’m gearing up for a couple of weeks of broken sleep, when too much

In times of grief: lament and faith

July 26, 2012 No Comments

In Times of Grief: Lament and Faith Faith endures; but my address to God is uncomfortably, perplexingly altered. It’s off-target, qualified. I want to ask

For the love of chops

July 25, 2012 2 Comments

Let us therefore no longer pass judgement on one another, but resolve instead never to put a stumbling-block or hindrance in the way of another.

Thomas à Kempis

July 24, 2012 No Comments

Commemoration of Thomas à Kempis, monk, priest, and writer Psalm 33:1-5, 20-21 Ecclesiastes 9:11-18 Ephesians 4:32-5:2 Luke 6:17-23 Man proposes, but God disposes. Of two

Taking the sacred seriously

July 23, 2012 No Comments

Micah 6: “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God.” “How many failures do you

… and that’s when the fight started

July 22, 2012 No Comments

Psalm 63:1-8 (9-11), 98 (Morning) Psalm 44 (Evening) Joshua 6:15-27 Acts 22:30-23:11 Mark 2:1-12 Acts 22:30-23:11 (NRSV:) Since he wanted to find out what Paul

Authorities

July 21, 2012 3 Comments

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted

Mark 6:30– reflections

July 20, 2012 1 Comment

It ain’t easy being green, or a vicar, or a dad; they each come with their own special challenges, although being a frog would be

Authority, Obedience, and Discernment

July 19, 2012 No Comments

In order that your solitude may not appall you and that you may dwell the more safely in your cell three guardians have been assigned