A Word to the Wise — Extravagant

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Extravagant [ik-strav-uh-guh nt] After the one extravagant gesture of creation in the first place, the universe has continued to deal exclusively in extravagances, flinging intricacies and colossi down aeons of emptiness, heaping profusions Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise — Noble

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Noble [noh-buh l] I first remember taking notice of the word “noble” when I was 16. At the time, my life revolved around sports the way a hummingbird’s revolves around flowering gardens, basketball being my favorite nectar. Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise — Kindness

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Kindness [kahynd-nis] “What I want is so simple I almost can't say it: elementary kindness.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver “The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise — Anamnesis

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Anamnesis [an-am-nee-sis] One of my favorite words is a Greek term. It is an important theological word used especially by Catholic Christians in reference to the Eucharist. But it seems to me that anamnesis might be a reconciling word where Christians Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise — Christening

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Christening [kris-uh-ning] Instead of mapping out a schedule of predetermined words and dates for A Word to the Wise, I usually wait, in the spirit of lectio divina, until a word seems to be waving to get my attention like a pedestrian hailing a cab. Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise — Silence

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Silence [sahy-luh ns] I’ve been listening to the audio version of Thich Nhat Hanh’s book Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise. I’m also watching too many Presidential Primary debates. As a result -- This week’s word is silence.[1] It Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise — Amateur

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Amateur [am-uh-choo r] This week’s word is amateur. Would you rather know what you are doing or love what you are doing? It depends. No, that’s not a response. You have to choose. Would you rather know what you are doing or love what you are Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise — Effulgence

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Effulgence [ih-fuhl-juh ns] This week’s word is effulgence. Literally it means a shining forth and refers to a brilliant radiance. One of the reasons I was first drawn to the writings of Abraham Heschel was because of the sheer beauty of the language. Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise — Antiphon

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Antiphon [an-tuh-fon] This week’s word is ANTIPHON. For a few years now I have been working on an acoustic theology that engenders an antiphonal spirituality, spirituality here meaning simply the enactment of one’s theology in the various spheres Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise — Wonder

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Wonder [wuhn-der] This week our word is WONDER. This year in The Human & the Holy community (H&H), we are eavesdropping on and then joining in an imagined conversation between four wise guides. One of those sages is Rabbi Abraham Joshua Read more [...]

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