Sometimes our lives can feel like we are on a hamster wheel.  We are exerting a lot of energy and yet go nowhere.  That is when the discipline of silence

Leaves are lungs that inhale carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen.  They return carbon to the soil and produce sugar to nurture fruit.  Pruning dead and excessive foliage allows more sunlight

This week the calendar tells us that we are a month into summer, transitioning from the spring rains and the beauty of trees and flowers in full bloom. Nature all

I have to admit that I fell in love with Centering Prayer the first time I tried it.  I think it was the silence…the absence of words, or the need

“You have my soul for your peace and your silence, but it is lacerated by the noise of my activity and my desires.  My mind is crucified all day by

John 4:10 “Jesus answered her, “if you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have

The alertness created when silence is broken… was what I felt the day I heard and saw an ambulance arriving to take a person from a house nearby at the

I had a dream that I was a muffler last night. I woke up exhausted! Q: What do you call a fake noodle? A: An Impasta Q: Why did the

He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.  John 15:2 We incorporate

Scripture But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace

Summer is here!  The Spiritual Life Development Department has some suggestions for some good books to check out.  Check out this selection below.         Mondays with My

Major William Furman brings us this linked devotional and reminds us to “…take courage and do it…,” taken from 1 Chronicles 28:20 – David also said to Solomon his son,