Spirituality
Spiritual Concern for Others
A friend: “Those to whom it has been granted to become children of God and to be born from on high of the Holy Spirit . . . sometimes weep and lament, as it were, over the human race and, praying for the whole of Adam, shed tears and cry, burning with spiritual love for […]
The Concept of Holiness Baffles Most Americans
The Concept of Holiness Baffles Most Americans (Ventura, CA) The concept of holiness is woven throughout the Bible and is one of the foundational teachings of many Protestant churches. From Old Testament passages such as Leviticus 19:2 (in which God says, Be holy because I am holy) through the more than two-dozen times in the […]
A Gutsy Prayer
A Gutsy (well-known) Prayer Here’s the transcript: Heavenly Father, we come before you to ask your forgiveness. We seek your direction and your guidance. We know your word says, “Woe to those who call evil good.” But that’s what we’ve done. We’ve lost our spiritual equilibrium. We have inverted our values. We have ridiculed the […]
Year-End Journal
Year-End Journal of God’s Work in & through my Life: The “Super”-natural, the Struggles, and the Strengths THE PAST 1. List the greatest blessings from God this past year: in your family, your work, your personal life. 2. What was your greatest trial; what have you learned from it? 3. List in order the best […]
Wisdom of a Sadhu
(•) Wisdom of a Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889-1929) Both water and oil come from the earth. And though they are similar in many ways, they are opposites in their nature and their purpose. One extinguishes fire, the other gives fuel to the fire. Similarly, the world and its treasures are creations of God along with […]
Jay Leno on Christmas
-I was interested by Jay Leno’s comments the other night when he -referred to all the talk about the word “Christmas”…he observed that -when Halloween (which is, afterall also a religious holiday) comes -around no one seems to mind “Halloween” used everywhere and it is a -holiday about satan and vampires. And yet all these […]
Walking Wisdom
(~) Walking Wisdom Rev. Dr. Sandra Bochonok. “Then you will walk on your way securely and your foot will not stumble.” Proverbs 3:23 Confucius offers us some fifth century wisdom worth reclaiming in the twenty-first century through his five excellent practices of pilgrimage. Perhaps his practices could help us be better people of faith. His […]
An Advent Prayer
Come, long-expected Jesus. Excite in me a wonder at the wisdom and power of Your Father and ours. Receive my prayer as part of my service of the Lord who enlists me in God’s own work for justice. Come, long-expected Jesus. Excite in me a hunger for peace: peace in the world, peace in my […]
Prayer
Give me a good digestion, Lord, and also something to digest. Give me a healthy body, Lord, with a sense to keep it at its best. Give me a healthy mind, good Lord, to keep the pure and good in sight, which seeing sin is not appalled, but finds a way to set it right. […]
Prayer and the Spirit of Jesus
Henri Nouwen: Living a spiritual life makes our little, fearful hearts as wide as the universe, because the Spirit of Jesus dwelling within us embraces the whole of creation. Jesus is the Word, through whom the universe has been created. As Paul says: “In him were created all things in heaven and on earth: everything […]
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