A Lenten Reflection ~ Day 2

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

"A close encounter with the lavishness of God’s love exposes in us what is fake, petty, malicious, greedy, and misguided." ~ DJM An article for the beginning of Lent. Click here. "Let us Lent well! In doing so, Christ will easter in us and in our Read more [...]

i who have died am alive again today

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

i thank You God for most this amazing day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who have died am alive again today, and this is the sun’s birthday;this Read more [...]

Ash Wednesday and All the Trees of God

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Ash Wednesday Receive this cross of ash upon your brow Brought from the burning of Palm Sunday’s cross; The forests of the world are burning now And you make late repentance for the loss. But all the trees of God would clap their hands, The Read more [...]

Re-Lenting

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

For your prayerful meditation on the three practices of Lent I invite you to read the quotes below in the spirit of Lectio divina: notice what word, phrase, or line catch your attention, tug at your heart, speak to you. Take a few minutes to ruminate Read more [...]

Attuned to the Rhythm of Lent

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

“There is no movement without rhythm” On a busy street near my home there is a single-level building containing two businesses that share a common wall. One is a donut shop. Next door is a weight loss clinic. Like the storefront shops, the days 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 [...]

Easter Sunday– for Joy!

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

I thank you God for most this amazing i thank You God for most this amazing day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything which Read more [...]

The Glad Surprise

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Being a Seattle-boy and a Northwesterner at heart this bright, sunny, golden brown land of southern California sometimes isn’t my cup of coffee. “Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose” and so after a number of unusual rains this winter I Read more [...]

Resurrection: The Radical Imperative

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

The consumerist society in which we live has successfully commercialized religious holidays. This is well known, easily observed, and not a little ink has been spilled reminding us of it. Easter is no exception. And yet, the blame game where Christians Read more [...]

From Fat Tuesday to Ash Wednesday

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Greetings Goodpeople: As you shake off the remnants of last night’s Fat Tuesday shenanigans and don the ashes of transformation, consider reading one of the following articles or posts as we begin Lent: http://www.thesacredbraid.com/the-written-word/articles/lent/awake-o-sleeper-arise-from-the-dead-and-christ-shall-give-you-light/ or http://www.thesacredbraid.com/2014/03/05/the-ashes-and-the-cross/ Read more [...]

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