God is always bigger than the boxes we build for God, so we should not waste too much time protecting the boxes. --from Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer
03161 – God vs. Boxes
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03152 – Listening for God’s Voice
Because of the gap between an infinite God and finite people, and because human beings are both willfully sinful and unconsciously misdirected, there is no perfect or risk-free method when humans listen for God’s voice. There is no foolproof formula, no guaranteed...
03146 – Is Ministry Our Idol?
If awe for what God does through us surpasses awe for what He has done for us, ministry is our idol.
03137 – Who is “Other”??
Sometimes for humans no one is more "other" than the person who claims to worship the same God we worship but differently, and the Samaritans were "those people."
03133 – Miracles & Faith in God
Faith in God is less apt to proceed from miracles, than miracles from faith in God.
03108 – That Great Unending Story
In the wilderness of grief, God provides narrative manna — just enough shape and meaning to keep us walking — and sends the Comforter, who knits together the raveled soul and refuses to leave us orphaned. Sometimes the bereaved say they are looking for closure, but in...
03102 – God’s Truths
God's truths are not bricks to throw at people. They are bread to feed people.
03085 – Pay Attention to People!
If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices. from Love Beyond Reason
03082 – The Chief Object of Our Delight
Whatever a man depends upon, whatever rules his mind, whatever governs his affections, whatever is the chief object of his delight is his god.------------------------------------------------------------------Gender-inclusive version - Whatever one depends upon,...
03079 – The “Interior Castle”
The "interior castle" of the human soul, as Teresa of Avila called it, has many rooms, and they are slowly occupied by God, allowing us time and room to grow. from The Divine Conspiracy