Celebrate Responsibly II

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

continued-- The origin of the words response, responsible, and responsibility come from the Latin word respondere meaning “to promise in return.” Especially for people of faith who view themselves as the beloved of God, a response is more than a Read more [...]

Celebrate Responsibly 1

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the LORD! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God! Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill shall be made low; The rugged land shall be made a plain, the rough country, Read more [...]

WANTED: Earthen Vessels

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

There is an intimate and integral relationship between the practice of silence and simplicity and the spirituality that infuses Advent. It is the silence required for a listening heart and the simplicity required for an unpossessed heart that makes it Read more [...]

Spiritual Surrogacy: Your Presence is Required

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

One of the paradoxical ways that God calls us into being is by inviting us to create a space within ourselves to be, like Mary, a Theotokos. In the Orthodox tradition Mary is especially exalted as Theotokos, that is, God-bearer. In a church, let alone Read more [...]

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Celebrate Responsibly II

Celebrate Responsibly 1

WANTED: Earthen Vessels

Spiritual Surrogacy: Your Presence is Required