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“As the deer panteth for the waters, so my soul longeth after Thee.” Psalm 42 (Stories are life. People tell stories, not only to children but to ourselves. We form narratives that interpret how we not only see life, but live it. It is stories that shape us, and help us to interpret the world…

“Jesus was led by The Spirit into the desert.”  Luke 4:1 “How can your patience be crowned in heaven if no adversity befalls you here on earth?”  Thomas a Kempis When have you experienced the desert?  Not the literal desert, but the figurative one; that dry and thirsty place where you are all alone, directionless,…

“Jesus went up to the mountain to pray . . . and as he was praying his appearance was transformed.” Luke 9:28 “In the blinding moment of salvific truth, it was real knowledge, calling for personal engagement of my mind and heart.  Christianity was no longer a moral code, but a love affair.”  Brennan Manning…

“Whoever desires to follow Me must deny themselves . . . “  Jesus of Nazareth “Come, follow me, and leave the world to it’s babblings.”  Dante What do Renaldo, Selena Gomez, and Mr. Beast have in common?  Evidently, they are the top three influencers on social media. (Surprisingly, Taylor Swift is #8, with Dwayne “The…

“Love One Another . . . As I have loved you.”   Jesus of Nazareth “Grandchildren fill a place in your heart that you never knew was empty.” What is love?  It’s an age-old question addressed in prose and poems, songs and scriptures.  How would you define love?  How would you describe love in human terms?…

“The one who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”  Psalm 91 “We each have a false self that we live in and out of most of our life.  It is only a shadow of the True Self whom God created us to be.” Punxsutawney…

“My heart says ‘seek your face’.  Your face, Lord, do I seek.” Psalm 27:8 “Jacob called the place Peniel, saying ‘Certainly I have seen God face-to-face and survived.’” Genesis 32:30 “He looks up and says, ‘I can see God’s face’.”  Carrie Underwood, “Temporary Home” Darkness.  In the literal sense we spend half our life there. …

“I have come that they might be fully alive.”  Jesus “The glory of God is mankind being fully alive.” Irenaeus “To be fully alive is to be fully in love.”  Harold Bockor It snowed again in Allenspark.  When not shoveling I like walking, or snowshoeing, in the wooded mountains.  It’s like stepping into winter in…

“I have a baptism to undergo, and how I wish the flames were already kindled.” Jesus “You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you become new if you had not first become ashes.”  Nietsche “The trials of life sometimes serve to burn away those things  that threaten to destroy…

“Keep seeking the things above.” Colossians 3:1 “I have climbed highest mountains, I have run through the fields, only to be with you . . . But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.”  U2 “I will be found by those who do not seek me.”  Isaiah 65:1 What are you seeking? How you…