Creative Stillness He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” Mark 4:39-40 One of the few Bible verses I ever successfully memorized as a child … Continue reading Creative Stillness
Month: February 2019
Podcast of Keeping Silence
Keeping Silence
Keeping Silence Then Moses and the levitical priests spoke to all Israel, saying: Keep silence and hear, O Israel! This very day you have become the people of the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 27:9 The late Father Thomas Keating, a pillar in contemporary contemplative life, wrote, “God’s first language is silence.”1 In the creation story … Continue reading Keeping Silence
Podcast of The Redeeming Face of Love
The Redeeming Face of Love
The Redeeming Face of Love If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:3 The thirteenth chapter of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians is the love chapter of the Bible. It describes love … Continue reading The Redeeming Face of Love
Podcast of Lukewarm Living
Lukewarm Living
Lukewarm Living I know your words; you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spit you out of my mouth. Revelation 3:15-16 The author of the Revelation to John received messages for each of the … Continue reading Lukewarm Living
Contemplating Grace 