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  • Lent 2024, Day 31: Prayer.

    “Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.”

    ~Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

    March 20, 2024
  • Lent 2024, Day 24: Art as Spiritual Practice.

    Prayer, penance, and painting?

    March 12, 2024
  • Lent 2024, Day 5: Pick up.

    “You shoulda made some plans with me/
    You knew that I was free/
    And now you won’t stop calling me/
    I’m kinda busy”

    February 19, 2024
  • Lent 2023, Day 16: What revives.

    This now.

    March 11, 2023
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    The dark night of the souls.

      (Source)   I just read a fascinating (and somewhat frightening)article at The Atlantic about the dark side of meditation.    Yes, the dark side.   Growing up going to conservative Christian churches and…

    July 16, 2014
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    Prayer Request and Update: Mickey G. and Jessica S.

        First, I’m asking for prayer for Mickey G., my friend Naomi’s beautiful three year old (and big sister to sweetie Abigail) who was hospitalized overnight after being sick for the…

    March 26, 2014

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