“Oh, that we might know the LORD! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.” Hosea 6:3 The power and emotion of this verse from Hosea hit me like a bullet when I unexpectedly stumbled upon [...]
God’s Voice
There’s something glamorous and magical in the notion of God speaking to man. The concept of the Divine breaking through heavenly barriers to whisper a morsel of truth or hint of the future; it’s like an infallible fortune cookie waiting to be cracked open. I have sat with this notion often; waiting, hoping and praying [...]
Prayer of Chardin
*This post was originally written in May 2010. In re-reading it I discovered that it is as relevant today as the day I wrote it. In November of last year I went on a 5 day retreat of silence and solitude. It was terrifying and exhilarating and difficult. From the moment I left the retreat [...]
A New Beginning
I’m learning that discovery of the true self and discovery of God are intimately linked; you can’t find One without the other. If I had things my way I would take out discovery of myself all together. Mustering up the courage to dig around in the broken, ugly places is difficult at best and quite [...]
