Quiet Time
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” -Francis of Assisi
View ArticleListening
“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d have preferred to talk.” – Doug Larson Quiet can be found in an empty church as light beams flow in.
View ArticleA Way to Escape
“It was a strange feeling going into a church I did not know for a service that I did not really believe in, but once inside I couldn’t help a feeling of warmth and security. Outside there were wars...
View ArticleFinding a Quiet Place
How you see life, depends on your perspective, your angle of view, if something makes no sense, look again with new eyes.
View ArticleSo Much for the Quiet
As some of you know I look for places to find a bit of quiet, a physical place with little external noise. I can find these in some churches. This past week in search for quiet I went to a local...
View ArticleUse of Solitude
“In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.” ― Rollo May While on a walk last week I ventured into St....
View ArticleA Feeling of Spring
A few patches of snow remain on any shaded area where the sun cannot reach. Students are walking on campus and riding the bus with t-shirts and shorts. The blue sky seems bluer. There is only a small...
View ArticleBeing Changed
“Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can’t imagine.” Anne Lamott
View ArticleChurch at Dusk
“We need to risk, we need to dare to risk and fail greatly because that’s the only way we grow.” Emilio Estevez
View ArticleThe Quiet of an Empty Church
Had some quiet time at a local Methodist Church this past Saturday evening. I had not been in the Chapel before and sure enjoyed the stained glass windows.
View ArticleDoors of Change
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” Barack Obama With fall comes visible...
View ArticleCreating sanctuaries
When we create sanctuaries we are creating places for possible healing, quiet, hope, peace, to pray, to belong, even commnity. We can find these sanctuaries in our churches, a coffee shop, out in...
View ArticleSt. Catherine of Siena Chapel
This past Sunday Joan and I were able to drive the Peak to Peak highway. We had planned on making the drive this past Friday but poor weather changed those plans. We chose Sunday even though it would...
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