“All that is to be understood or desired is still not God, but where mind and desire end, in that darkness, God shines.” —Meister Eckhart “It is not an external enemy we dread. Our foe is shut up within ourselves. An internal warfare is daily waged by us.”― John Cassian, “Making Life a Prayer: Selected Writings” January… Continue reading You say “Tomato” . . . I say . . .
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. Good Afternoon Friends, I may want to change the title of our class this week to “Temperature and Prayer.” When the weather is questionable I generally press on toward the possibility of the church continuing to… Continue reading Spelunking – Sunday School
We are all strings in the concert of God's joy. - Jakob Böhme {1575 – 1624} Sunday School – Winter 2024 – Temperament and Prayer The Garden Room January 7, 2024 “Would you teach me to pray?” That is a question that comes to Eugene Peterson, a pastor and writer, as he is spiritually walking with… Continue reading Prayer and Personality
Maranatha; from the King Alfred’s Old English Version of Augustine’s Soliloquies. Maranatha - Our Lord Cometh! During Advent this year I have been listening to "Mysticism A Study of the Nature and Development of Man's Spiritual Consciousness," by Evelyn Underhill. She was an authority on her own subject of mysticism and respected for her research and scholarship. She… Continue reading Advent “Langung”
Thanksgiving “Now that my belly is full and my pipe is lit, let me be as Socrates and Aristotle . . . now that I am content . . . I am a philosopher.” The voice of Zorba the Greek is one of the most memorable in modern literature; Nikos Kazantzakis. Zorba represents a kind… Continue reading Thanksgiving – εὐχαριστέω
The Carpenter's Nail 