Of course there is woundedness, but there is holiness as well. How the two come together — not which one wins, but how they join — constitutes the unique and profound meaning of one’s life: the emergence out of the maelstrom of the true self, transformed in Christ. — “Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening” by Cynthia […]
The Breastplate of St. Patrick
"I bind unto myself the Name..."
I bind unto myself the power /
Of the great love of the cherubim; /
The sweet ‘well done’ in judgment hour, /
The service of the seraphim, /
Confessors’ faith, Apostles’ word, /
The Patriarchs’ prayers, the Prophets’ scrolls, /
All good deeds done unto the Lord, /
And purity of virgin souls.
March 17, 2013 By
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Epiphanies, Not Resolutions
These are the questions of the New Year, and of the Seasons of Winter & Epiphany, as the days grow long & longer: Are you still seeking? What is your guide? What gifts do you bring?
January 13, 2013 By
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Creation Groans
Turning & turning – and do we now see /
Mere anarchy at last upon the world?
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January 1, 2013 By
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Terrible Goodness
Nature’s so terribly good. Don’t you think so, Mr. Stanhope?”
September 15, 2012 By
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What Would C.S. Lewis Read?
Ten books that shaped a man who shaped Christian culture
The books of C.S. Lewis filled me with a sense of wonder & awe, and shaped my youthful vision of what it meant to be a whole, healthy, mature, and virtuous human being. But what books shaped him?
June 1, 2012 By
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Eating the Book
Reading the Bible in 2012
Read through the Bible in 2012 with a community of local fellow-readers: Door Creek and Blackhawk churches here in Madison are encouraging their communities to join in a reading plan called Eat This Book.
January 1, 2012 By
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On the Discipline of Seeing
in nature, paint, & text
Pastor David E. Carlson at Fresh Read tells what painting has taught him about studying the Word.
November 12, 2011 By
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Seven Books of Fools & Sacred Folly
or, I don't think that word means what you think it means.
What makes a fool’s day happy? And what — if anything — makes us wise?
April 1, 2011 By
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First Sunday in Advent
Texts from Genesis, Isaiah & Revelation for the beginning of the church year.
November 28, 2010 By
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