April 2011
Do not stand at my grave and weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am in a thousand winds that blow, I am the softly falling snow. I am the gentle showers of rain, I am the fields of ripening grain. I am in the morning hush, I am in the graceful rush Of beautiful birds in circling flight, I am the starshine of the night. I am in the flowers that bloom, I am in a quiet room. I am in the birds...
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March 2011
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“I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through...”
– St. Francis of Assisi (via supportgoodhabits)
Today I believe,
Lord, You have always given bread for the coming day; and though I am poor, today I believe.
Lord, You have always given strength for the coming day; and though I am weak, today I believe. Lord, You have always given peace for the coming day; and though of anxious heart, today I believe. Lord, You have always kept me safe in trials; and now, tried as I am, today I believe. Lord,...
Prayer for Truth →
Though his life as an African monk dates over 1500 years back, these words of Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe still resonate with the quest of (post)modern truth seekers. This simple prayer inspires me into humility, boldness, and trust.
“We beg of you, O God, the God of Truth,
that whatever we do not know of things we ought to know,
you will teach us;
that whatever we know of truth,
you will...
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“Jesus teaches us to pursue the life of heaven now and also then, anticipating the day when earth and heaven are one.
Honest business, redemptive art, honorable law, sustainable living, medicine, education, making a home, tending a garden - they’re all sacred tasks to be done in partnership with God now, because they will all go on in the age to come.
In heaven, on earth.
Our...
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“Around a billion people in the world today do not have access to clean water. People will have access to clean water in the age to come, and so working for clean-water access for all is participating now in the life of the age to come.”
__ Rob Bell, Love Wins
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An observation regarding the prophet’s promises of life in the age to come:
“First, they spoke about “all the nations.” That’s everybody. That’s all those different skin colors, languages, dialects, and accents; all those kinds of food and music; all those customs, habits, patterns, clothing, tradition, and ways of celebrating - multiethnic, multisensory,...
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“I am no longer concerned with good and evil. What concerns me is whether my...”
– Robert Frost
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do you practice a regular sabbath - and if so, how?
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Thoughts on Rob Bell's 'Love Wins' Interview
I watched the online interview with Rob Bell last night. For an hour, Lisa Miller of Newsweek asked Rob a list of questions regarding topics such as heaven, hell, Jesus, and universalism.
There were no surprises, really. In true Rob Bell form (with his geeky preachery charm intact), he answered most of the questions using stories or by sharing his views and understanding regarding Jewish...
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In life, you’re given three options (how generous of life):
1. Never write down a single word
2. Write things down, see goodness
3. Write things down, feel shame
These options are not exclusive to each other.
Regarding number 1: don’t do that. That said, I can understand a person getting past puberty, looking back on what they’d written down or recorded thus far, and calling it a day. Self...
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Cherish your doubts, for doubt is the handmaiden of truth. Doubt is the key to the door of knowledge; it is the servant of discovery. A belief which may not be questioned binds us to error, for there is incompleteness and imperfection in every belief. Doubt is the touchstone of truth; it is an acid which eats away the false. Let no man fear for the truth, that doubt may consume it; for doubt is...
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