About Daniel J. Miller

Dan Miller is the founder of thesacredbraid.com

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 2/27/18

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

There once was a sculptor working hard with his hammer and chisel on a large block of marble. A little boy who was watching him saw nothing more than large and small pieces of stone falling away left and right. He had no idea what was happening. But when Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Recently I overheard a man bemoan that when he asked his granddaughter if she wanted to go with him on a short outing she replied, “Let me check my schedule.” She was twelve and deadly serious. Trains need schedules as do Read more [...]

Participating in the Liturgy of Life

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. ~ 1 Thess. 5: 16-18* Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” Read more [...]

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 2/20/18

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ A Mother woke her twelve-year-old daughter early one morning and set out on a walk of many miles to see the revered teacher Mohandas Gandhi. The mother was concerned about her daughter Read more [...]

William Stafford Poem ~ A Life-Line

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Yes It could happen any time, tornado, earthquake, Armageddon. It could happen. Or sunshine, love, salvation. It could, you know. That’s why we wake and look out — no guarantees in Read more [...]

The Bait-and-Switch Switch

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

ASH WEDNESDAY-- In advertising there is the well-known tactic of "bait-and-switch." There are different ways of doing this. One way is to advertise a particular product in such a way that it gets potential buyers into the store only then to substitute Read more [...]

Can I Get an Amen? ~ TUESDAYS WITH STORY — 2/13/18

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Once upon a time a man was walking beside a wide river. He was meditating on the law of the Lord, for he believed that if he kept his mind fixed on spiritual thoughts all the time, he would achieve perfection. Just then his thoughts were broken Read more [...]

Abe Lincoln’s Diagnosis ~ A Life-Line

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Abraham Lincoln was walking down the street with two of his sons who were crying and fighting. "What's the matter with the boys?" a friend asked. "The same thing that's wrong with the whole world," Lincoln replied. "I have Read more [...]

On Story ~ TUESDAYS WITH STORY — 2/6/18

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Like you, I come from a family of storytellers. My guess is that is not a presumptuous sentence. We all have stories. In my family there were stories told so often they are indelibly etched in my brain. Stories so real that for years my father’s childhood Read more [...]

The More I Wonder ~ A Life-Line

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: I think us here to wonder, myself. To wonder. To ask. And that in wondering bout the big things and asking bout the big things, you learn about the little ones, almost by accident. But you never know nothing more about the big Read more [...]

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