There is a wonderful chapter in Ruysbroeck’s “Book of the Twelve Beguines,” in which he describes the life of one who has achieved this state, as “ministering to the world without in love and in mercy; whilst inwardly abiding in simplicity, in stillness, and in utter peace.” Reading it, we remember that it was said… Continue reading Third Sunday in Lent: The Two Loves – Evelyn Underhill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFalmesXWMY While I was in seminary I worked as the Summer School Chaplain at Saint Andrew's - Sewanee Episcopal School in Tennessee. One afternoon during a break in the school activities I was flipping through channels and came across a sermon by The Reverend TD Jakes. I was captivated by his passion and his life… Continue reading Something To Ponder in Uncertain Times
Next, what type of house does the soul live in? It is a two-story house. The psychologist too often assumes that it is a one-roomed cottage with a mud floor; and never even attempts to go upstairs. The extreme Transcendentalist sometimes talks as though it were perched in the air, like the lake dwellings of… Continue reading Saturday in the Second Week of Lent: Time and Eternity – Evelyn Underhill
Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness http://www.missionstclare.com/english/ Wonderful resource for times when I am on the road, or away from my fellow believers at home. Blessings and Godspeed, Alston and Co.
It is true that God creates souls in a marvelous liberty and variety. The ideals of the building-estate tell us nothing about the Kingdom of Heaven. It is true also, that the furnishing of our rooms and cultivation of our garden is largely left to our personal industry and good taste. Still, in a general… Continue reading Friday of the Second Week in Lent: The Root of the Interior Life – Evelyn Underhill
The Carpenter's Nail 