God — The Beloved Community

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

This past Sunday was the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. Before we get too far removed from it, I’d like to offer a few reflections on this central mystery of our faith. When it comes to the Trinitarian nature of God, some Christians grew up with Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Our Father, Mother, who are in the world and surpass the world, blessed by your presence, in us, in animals and flowers, in still air and wind. May justice and peace dwell among us as you come to us. Your will be our will. You Read more [...]

The Preeminent Question

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

To say that there is a God, to say that God is, is to say that “love is the source, center, and destiny of experience.”[i] To be made in the image of God means that we are gifted-into-being, that our very being, our being at all, our being here Read more [...]

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

When my children were young, even back-seat-in-my-rear-view-mirror young, I used to derive a certain covert and droll pleasure from talking to them about various theological topics or spiritual issues as if they were my colleagues. Partially out of a Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Speaking with a friend about death and the reality of God artist Richard Caemmerer said, "I choose to live my life as if there is a God and to find out there isn’t rather than to live my life thinking there isn’t and die to 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 [...]

Joining the Something That God is Always Doing

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Daniel J. Miller

I was doing some reading recently on spiritual direction and came across these lines from the late pastor, teacher, and writer Eugene Peterson and I thought it was apropos to our theme for the year in The Human & the Holy (H&H). In his book The Read more [...]

Practicing the Presence of God

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Daniel J. Miller

Before you can love a person you have to start with simpler things and gradually build up your skill --- start with a rock, a cloud, a tree. ~ Carson McCullers Brother Lawrence, the unassuming but now memorable Carmelite monk of the 17th century Read more [...]

Incarnation: Bigger than Baby Jesus

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. (Jn. 1:14) O Come, O come, Emmanuel. (19th Century Carol) Let’s be clear about one thing: Christmas is more than God becoming a little baby. At the heart of Christmas is the saving Read more [...]

The White Horn of the Silent Music Truth

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

“To know silence perfectly is to know music.” ~ Carl Sandberg [silence continued] Silence, while being true, is not the truth. The silence is like the white spathe of the calla lily from which emerges the yellow spadix of truth. The white horn Read more [...]

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God — The Beloved Community

Life-Line

The Preeminent Question

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Life-Line

A Word to the Wise — Silence

Joining the Something That God is Always Doing

Practicing the Presence of God

Incarnation: Bigger than Baby Jesus

The White Horn of the Silent Music Truth