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What is Distance?
What is the secret of distance? It is measured in miles and years, all rather foolish. I’ve known the space of a few feet that had to end in “I’m sorry,” to be so far, so interminably far, that the trip became impossible. I’ve heard a heart beat across a span of several thousand ...read more
Jesus Was a Brave Person
Who was Jesus? He was a very brave person. Mark, who deals mainly with the actions of Jesus, tells us that one day Jesus walked through the temple. He didn’t say anything, “and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.” I ...read more
Jesus Was a Wanderer
Who was Jesus? He was a wanderer. “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of of Man hath not where to lay his head.” He knows the loneliness that has its own completeness. He wandered from his parents at the age of twelve, and they were ...read more
Is Jesus Really Real?
Is Jesus real? I mean really real? Did a group of men just sort of get together and decide to pull off the biggest con trick of all time? And did they write down some stories – quite alike, but not too much alike? And are they sitting on some far cloud somewhere laughing ...read more
I Felt Sure She’d Understand
I had a friend; I don’t think that we’re friends any more. I’m not sure what happened. I missed a few of our appointed meetings. I felt sure she’d understand. A couple of times when we were talking, I saw some others approach and gave them my full attention, forgetting my friend. I felt ...read more
I Am Standing at the Door, Knocking
“Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me.” “Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking.” “What door?” “Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking.” “What will it cost to ...read more
Who Was Jesus?
He was a storyteller. He told stories. He was the world’s greatest storyteller. Ask him a question; he’d answer with a story. Give him a crowd of people listening intently; he told them stories. Give him an argument; he’d give you a story. Give him a real tricky, catchy question; he’d give you a ...read more
The Divine Voice
Every small decision I make has a cumulative effect, and draws me closer or further away from who I truly am. All the while, a deep hunger draws me toward the Divine Voice that lies within. Every day, in the very life I’ve been given, the Divine waits to be uncovered.
Make Life Holy
The gift of this day announces itself without fanfare; I simply arise to a new morning and its promise. I can, if I choose, touch something deeper than the continuing, outward movement of events. I can move past the ups and downs, the details. Clarissa Estes observes that the ego screams at us to ...read more
Lend Your Voice to Life
Catherine of Siena admonishes us to speak with a million voices because silence kills. Lend your voice to life, she is saying: Grant life with the life you’ve been given. Jesus said, “I came that they may have life . . . (John 10:10). The words are a call to rise up with exuberance ...read more
