If each note of music were to say: one note does not make a symphony, there would be no symphony. If each word were to say: one word does not make a book, there would be no book. If each brick were to say: one brick does not make a wall, there would be noContinue reading “Fr. Michel Quoist: “If each note said…””
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Little Brave Unselfish Things
Love has awakened extraordinary energies in him that he himself didn’t think he was capable of. • Michel Quoist Keeping Hope • • • There is one thing people fail to understand who speak disparagingly of “good works” in favor of “faith alone”: any deed done in love cannot, by definition, be done for theContinue reading “Little Brave Unselfish Things”
Follow Me
I refuse to accept your resignation, says the Lord. • Michel Quoist Keeping Hope • • • This bit of divine response is found near the end of a poem by Fr. Quoist that speaks of how easy it would be to simply give up on being part of God’s mission. However, God loves usContinue reading “Follow Me”
Playing the Saint
The most arresting phrase in this quote by Fr. Michel Quoist is: “You play the saint….” When you receive a gift from a friend, you usually open the package immediately, admire your gift, indicate your approval and thank the giver. Your heavenly Father has given you many different gifts, but all too often you do not even dareContinue reading “Playing the Saint”
Sundays with Michael Spencer: August 30, 2015
The evangelical notion of Christians thinking “worldview-ishly” goes back, in my experience, to the first edition of James Sire’s book The Universe Next Door. I have read the book in all four editions, have used it with students and frequently recommended it to others. I continue to find the book, when understood rightly, useful. The notionContinue reading “Sundays with Michael Spencer: August 30, 2015”
Saturday Ramblings, August 29, 2015, Understatement and Adios edition
Hello friends and welcome to the weekend. Ready to Ramble? I’m feeling a bit British this week, so I thought we could try to start each entry with an understatement. Because, why not? Academia is a strange place. Where else can you get people for fork over tens of thousands of dollars for the privilegeContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings, August 29, 2015, Understatement and Adios edition”
Daniel Grothe: Bedtime, and the day is beginning
Note from CM: We welcome our friend Daniel Grothe today. His delightful post is a refreshing reminder of God’s fatherly love for us. Daniel blogs at Edging into the Mysteries. • • • Bedtime at our house is something. Often the event that it most closely resembles is the moment a bunch of wild convicts attemptContinue reading “Daniel Grothe: Bedtime, and the day is beginning”
A word from our sponsor, and Michael’s thoughts on “gear”
First today, a word from one of our friends and sponsors, Alan Creech . . . Greetings Internet Monk-ites! It’s been a while since I’ve made an appearance in the actual blog copy of this estimable site. Many thanks to Chaplain Mike for the opportunity to beg for sales. And, from of old, thanks to theContinue reading “A word from our sponsor, and Michael’s thoughts on “gear””
Wisdom and the Insufficiency of “God-Talk”
There is something about the biblical God which enables a “secular” account of human life to be given. • Colin E. Gunton Quoted in Fretheim, God and World in the OT • • • I absolutely love the quote above. When describing the wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible, von Rad made a similar statementContinue reading “Wisdom and the Insufficiency of “God-Talk””
Daniel Jepsen: The Sin of the Orthodox
The Sin of the Orthodox by Daniel Jepsen Note: by “Orthodox” I am referring to those who are biblical and traditional in their theology; I am not referring to the Orthodox Church. • • • Each time I read the book of Job I find deeper meanings. As I read it this week, one ideaContinue reading “Daniel Jepsen: The Sin of the Orthodox”
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