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Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means of communication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link. Simone Weil I...
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What, do you wish to know our Lord’s meaning in this? Know it well, love was his meaning. Who reveals it to you? Love. What did he reveal to you? Love. Why does he reveal it to you? For love. Remain in this, and you will...
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Baxter: “You’ve made me strong, Mr. Molesly. Your strength has made me strong.” Mr. Molesly: “My what?!” // (Season Four Season Finale SPOILER alert) “Oh, Mr. Molesly.” This is what we said again and...
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For as the heavens reach beyond earth and time, we swim in mercy as in an endless sea. (Psalm 103:11) // We sat together in sunny silence as snow lay all around like a smooth and glassy sea and over the waters of white danced the songs of the birds. ...
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“Let me tell you a story,” Estevan said. “This is a story about heaven and hell. If you go visit hell, you will see a room like this kitchen. There is a pot of delicious stew on the table, with the most delicate aroma you can imagine. All around, people sit,...
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I woke up early on the morning I was scheduled to preach and drove to the spacious, wooded park a few blocks from our house. In preparation for speaking on the story of Elijah’s widow, I wanted to gather enough sticks to spread across a make-shift altar space,...
