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How well do you really know yourself? All of us have blind spots in our self-awareness. If we are ever going to grow and change as followers of Jesus, then we must grow in our understanding of ourselves. Listen to … Continue reading →

(Adapted from St. Ignatius’ Contemplative Prayer) St. Ignatius believed that God intended for the human imagination to draw us closer to him. He was well aware that the imagination can just as easily separate us from God, of course. But … Continue reading →

A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and took off, leaving him half dead. Luke 10:30 Ministry that costs nothing accomplishes nothing. – John Henry Jowett This … Continue reading →

Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. Matthew 17:1 Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry. 2 Timothy 4:11 In … Continue reading →

Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil … Continue reading →

For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night…Therefore encourage one another and build up each other. 1 Thessalonians 5:2,11 Our words hold vast and immense power. When you … Continue reading →

I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John … Continue reading →

I recorded this a few years ago at my favorite place in the wilderness. Click on this link for a 6-minute video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUuG7FE8XBk

Late have I learned to listen,   to rest,   to weep,   to be.Almost gone are moments to go slow,   to reflect,   to wonder,   to day-sleep.Fleeting is the day for wordless prayers,   to pause,   to sing,   to remember.Late have I learned to … Continue reading →

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life. John 8:12 A.J. Cronin, a Scottish physician, and novelist, tells of traveling through the European continent immediately after the Second World … Continue reading →