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Category: Speaking to the Soul

Saturday, July 23

July 23, 2011 No Comments

He left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and

Mary Magdalene

July 22, 2011 No Comments

These are things I want to see. Resurrection. Rejoicing. Enemies turned away and oppressors dealt with. The lame and outcast secure and respected. Homecoming. Fortune restored.

Militant and Vigilant Prayer

July 21, 2011 No Comments

“The brethren also asked [Abba Agathon], ‘Amongst all good works, which is the virtue that requires the greatest effort?’ He answered, ‘Forgive me, but I

Every generation has the opportunity to expand the arc of justice. But we have to be able to see where conventional wisdom, religious authority and the law are being stretched by the moral universe in our own day.

And from those who have nothing…

July 19, 2011 2 Comments

The scripture has been fulfilled, it would seem. Since the 1980’s at least, to those who have, more has been given; and from those who have less, more has been taken away.

Seeds and the Gratitudes

July 18, 2011 No Comments

I’m interested in recognizing the ways that I let my life get into a rut, blocking God’s creative presence, letting distractions and little pleasures deter me from more meaningful and challenging opportunities. There are so many activities and things that produce gratification rather than mere pleasure.

Sunday, July 17

July 17, 2011 No Comments

O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! “For who has

Saturday, July 16

July 16, 2011 No Comments

Then Joshua son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, ‘Go, view the land, especially Jericho.’ So they went, and entered

Desperate measures

July 15, 2011 No Comments

Bill, my best friend in seminary, enjoyed playing the organ. It was a form of relaxation and refreshment for him, and occasionally he would substitute in our seminary chapel worship when the regular organist was away…

The first and the last word

July 14, 2011 No Comments

Christian spirituality worthy of the name must steer clear of two pitfalls. On the one hand, we dare not let our spiritual lives become disembodied and abstract. On the other hand, we dare not fall into despair when we notice the insufficiency of our own this-worldly action, considered in and of itself.