The Only Sensible Thing to Do

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Over time I've learned the first expression of prayer is the face of a child full of wonder. And once they get their first taste of wonder they pray more and more and more. As children grow up and become adults they seem to pray less Read more [...]

The Kingdom of God ~ A Life-Line

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

. . . maybe the only moral issue for us in life is to try to discern what is the will of God for our life. What is it that we are called to be and called to become? And I think Jesus modeled asking that question in a radical way and lived out Read more [...]

Being Alive to the Aliveness of God

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

If we want to be spiritual, then, let us first of all live our lives. . . Let us embrace reality. ~ Thomas Merton Nineteenth century American poet Emily Dickinson famously wrote "Tell the truth/ but tell it slant." These days, from where I'm sitting, Read more [...]

The Measure of Our Misery ~ A Life-Line

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: The measure of our misery is that we no longer expect to see miracles. ~ Robert Romanyshyn, (author and scholar in depth psychology) It is worth noting that Romanyshyn is not talking about supernatural miracles. He's talking Read more [...]

Riffin’ on Sunday ’bout Simple Things that Last

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

I have a morning ritual before I get out of bed, typically before I open my eyes, normally prayed in the quiet of my heart with the help of my slowly awakening mind. I wrap it up by putting the well-known verse 24 from Psalm 118 into a statement of Read more [...]

I Wonder

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

if the Golden Rule were made a Rule today, you know, like a mandate, how that would go over? That it works—so far as I know—has been proven beyond the shadow of a doubt. But I suspect it works because of a little factor called reciprocity. That's Read more [...]

Grand Standing ~ A Life-Line

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: You may be 38 years old, as I happen to be. And one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls you to stand up for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause. And you refuse to do it because you are Read more [...]

In Other Words ~ Kenneth Leech 5

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

This is our final quote of the week from Anglican priest and theologian Kenneth Leech. Leech understood that an authentic Christian spirituality must necessarily connect contemplation and compassionate action, personal freedom and social transformation, Divine Read more [...]

In Other Words ~ Kenneth Leech 4

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

NOTE: This week I am featuring quotes from the late English Anglican priest and theologian Kenneth Leech and, like today, offering a comment. A test of our spirituality must be whether it makes us more aware of the realities of the world, Read more [...]

In Other Words ~ Kenneth Leech 2

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

~ We are formed through Struggle ~ 1Spiritual maturity does not occur as a result of the accumulation of skills and techniques, but as a result of our being opened up to, and confronted by, realities which disturb and transform us: the reality of the Read more [...]

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