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Search and Rescue
His bright helmet stands out against the gray rubble left by the Mexican earthquake. He bends over, peering intensely into a small cave in the collapsed building. Reaching through the broken rebar, he croons, “Come my love, come my love, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam and Eve, God's grace, Mexican earthquake, rescue, search and rescue, the road to Damascus
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Dealing with our Demons
This blog holds nearly 700 posts. I frequently republish (and sometimes update) blogs from the past for those of you who are newer readers. This one first appeared on June 3, 2015. One of the most moving stories about St. … Continue reading
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Tagged Francis of Assissi, Jean Vanier, loving our neighbors
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Living in Darkness
For me, 2017 has been a year of heaviness and darkness. I am not depressed or guilt-ridden; I just feel the weight of the world’s chaos and pain. Perhaps I have been gifted by the Holy Spirit with a greater sense of … Continue reading
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Tagged dark night of the soul, Eat this Book, Eugene Peterson, Ezekiel 2, Richard Rohr
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Going Deeper – Do Something Significant (John 15: 5)
In Eat this Book, Eugene Peterson teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it, and put it to use in practical ways. Our Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. In this passage, Jesus reminds us that we … Continue reading
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Tagged Experiencing God -Knowing and Doing the Will of God, God's will, Henry Blackaby, John 15
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This Little Light of Mine – part 3
During the Vietnam War, peace activist A.J. Muste (1885-1967), stood in front of the White House night after night with a candle – sometimes alone. A reporter interviewed him one evening as he stood there in the rain. “Mr. Muste,” the reporter … Continue reading
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Tagged A.J. Muste, Psalm 46:10, Wesley Granberg-Michaelson
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Who Made That?
This blog now contains more than 670 posts. Here is a post from September 2012 that you may have missed. A little girl and her grandmother were cuddled together in a rocking chair reading a book when a loud crash … Continue reading
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