The Coin of Faith
· 10 April 2008 | 598 words
From Br. Joseph -- There are two sides to faith, just as there are two sides to a coin. One side of the "coin of faith" looks externally, that is, it looks outside of our selves to others for examples...
Tag: journey (8 entries)
Land of My Sojourn
· 27 January 2008 | 57 words
A portion of a song: Nobody tells you when you get born here How much you'll come to love it And how you'll never belong here So I call you my country And I'll be lonely for my home And...
Footprints Too
· 16 October 2007 | 401 words
From Br. Joseph -- Most people are familiar with the poem "Footprints in the Sand" by Mary Stevenson. Here's a different set of footprints (author unknown)... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Now imagine you and the Lord walking...
The Journey
· 11 September 2007 | 486 words
From Br. Joseph -- We are called to help each other to heaven. The last paragraph to C.S. Lewis' sermon, "The Weight of Glory", is extraordinary writing. Lewis, contrary to the times, is not afraid to talk about heaven. He...
The Path
· 26 June 2007 | 418 words
I am standing on the cusp of a low hill. I can see my goal across the way on top a very distant hill. The path below through the valley is obscured. I can see no clear way to proceed....
Beginning, Ending, and in the Middle
· 19 March 2007 | 82 words
Please pray for all the babies born today; that they will be drawn into a deep relationship with God and bring others to Him. Pray for all those that God calls home today; that He will grant them His grace...
Seeking Balance
· 4 January 2007 | 83 words
Seeking balance is not an object to possess or to hold. It is not a destination to arrive at. It is a process, a part in the engine that drives us down the path as we journey back to heaven. There...
Where is the Path?
· 30 December 2006 | 178 words
In Merton's Palace of Nowhere, James Finley poses a most illuminating metaphor for explaining our search for a path along a spiritual journey. Although he is specifically describing the search for the true self, it aptly applies for the spiritual...
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us