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Blind Faith – Merton’s Prayer
The following is a prayer by Thomas Merton found in his book entitled Thoughts in Solitude. Thomas Merton was an influential 20th-century Catholic author, popular spiritual writer, poet, author and social activist. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, in Kentucky, Merton was a prolific writer penning over 60 books and many essays. Born in January of 1915, Continue Reading...Read more -
A Love that Changes Everything
As anyone who has spent any time with me or visiting any of our sites can attest, my passion is all about love. Many folks will speak about having a life message – for some this is justice, could be mercy, mission, business, ethics, etc. For me, my passion is love – specifically divine love and how we can experience Continue Reading...Read more -
Seeing through Jesus
Hey Mike, We know, according to scripture, God chose the Israelites as his people. Joined together under a covenant. There were several other tribes or nations on the earth and they must have had their own creation stories and modes of worship so was God not with them? It wouldn’t be Yahweh, but it would be their vision of god. Continue Reading...Read more
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