I know that silence is a spiritual discipline, one practiced down through the ages by members of many monastic orders. But my discipline of silence as it relates to this blog has been a bit forced.
I have been very busy lately, and will continue to be probably through mid-July. I have not fallen off the [...]
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The forced discipline of silence
Posted in Personal, Update on June 25, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Peace
Posted in Christianity, Personal, Worship, tagged Honesty, Jennifer Knapp, Music, Peace, Psalms, Shalom, Trust, Worship on May 3, 2008 | 7 Comments »
As I stated in my last post, the Psalms are a remarkable example of transparency before God. Cries for help, shouts of joyful praise and thankfulness, and even requests for vengeance against enemies—it’s clear that David and the other psalmists weren’t afraid to show their real selves to God. And I listen to the prayers [...]
Choosing That Which Is Better
Posted in Christianity, Discipleship, Personal, Worship, tagged Bible, God, Jesus, Luke, Peace, Psalms, Scripture, Shalom, Trust on May 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
There’s this interesting story from the life of Jesus. It has been interpreted many times, but I find something a little different from the usual insights:
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, [...]
