I was on retreat trying not to question my instincts too much, because retreats are basically practice for listening to the Spirit and your instincts and the Spirit often sound the same. Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem “As Kingfishers Catch Fire” came to mind. I’m a big Gerard Manley Hopkins fan and there are kingfishers onContinueContinue reading “We Know More Than We Comprehend”
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More Than a Day of Gratitude
Gratitude is a muscle Thanksgiving is coming up. It’s arguably the best American holiday. Gratitude makes life better. Everyone agrees. Not everyone agrees that every good and perfect gift comes from God (James 1:17) but they’re not far off when they give thanks. So at our morning Sunday meetings at 3800 Marlton Pike in Pennsauken,ContinueContinue reading “More Than a Day of Gratitude”
There is Beauty We Don’t See
Sunday night turned out to be poetry night at Circle of Hope’s 7pm meeting on Marlton Pike in Pennsauken. Joyce Fazio and a team led us to consider how poetry can tap us into a deeper connection with ourselves and reality. Words! “Words are a super power,” Scott Sorrentino said. Jesus, in John 1 isContinueContinue reading “There is Beauty We Don’t See”
Today, if you hear his voice 