Category Archives: Peace

INNER CHAMBER

When you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 Revised Standard Version of the Bible Prayer is … Continue reading

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CLOUDS of GOLD

“In the summer of 1892, a young British physician named Wilfred Grenfell arrived at the Labrador coast aboard the medical vessel Albert. He would spend the rest of his life providing medical services to Labrador and northern Newfoundland.”  – Youtube, … Continue reading

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INVISIBLE REALITY

…love is the side of human nature that lies next to God, and brings us in vital contact with him. Jesus was distinguished from all persons of human history by his vivid consciousness of God within. This was the secret … Continue reading

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INFINITE LADDER

In a peaceful rural location near Lexington, Kentucky, there is a Shaker village restoration “Pleasant Hill”. Years ago, we went there many times when visiting family. After enjoying the excellent Shaker-style food at the restaurant, we wandered the settlement, trying … Continue reading

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SEEKING

“What we seek, seeks us.” – Marsha Sinetar, Ordinary People as Monks and Mystics: Lifestyles for Self-discovery,” 1986. “And I love whoever loves me, And who earnestly seeks me shall find.” Proverbs 8:17 The Bible in Modern English, Fourth Edition, … Continue reading

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CONTAGIOUS PEACE

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee.” [Isaiah 26:3a] What is this Peace which is promised to us, if we indeed ‘stay our minds’ on God? It is first, the result of a unity … Continue reading

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“i” – “I”: TWO SELVES

Spirituality is always in reference to two “I”s, two selves. The “i” of the person and the “I” of the Universe. It is religion in a personal mode, religion from the point of view of the “i” of yourself and … Continue reading

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SON of GOD – SON of MAN

Christmas is the re-enactment and celebration of the birth of a baby: Jesus of Nazareth. Who was he? How could an individual born in a remote region of the ancient world in humble circumstances have had a universal impact on … Continue reading

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GRANDFATHER and the CHURCH BELL

As Christmas, 2017, comes near, I am deeply impressed with a memory of my grandfather. Kindly allow something personal – a brief reminiscence for this very moving part of the year. Grandfather, born 1876, was an uncomplicated, quiet, friendly man. … Continue reading

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MORE SPIRITUAL LIFE

“Banish rational religious faith and you open the door to superstition and to aberrations of every kind. Deny the soul, and how can you expect man to live otherwise than as an animal? What we see to-day is a reaction … Continue reading

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