Brother Weeps Speaks of the Soul

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

One day Brother Weeps was teaching when he said, "The life of the soul is counterintuitive, certainly countercultural. The soul is meant for wise divesting." "What does that mean?" said a young man. "I don't understand." "There is no greater Read more [...]

Avoiding the Temptation of Spiritual Bypass

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

It seemed to me this morning--- that with 170,000 deaths (in the USA alone) into the COVID calamity, with many persons dying without the comfort and nearness of loved ones, with truncated funerals or graveside services that add more sadness to the already Read more [...]

Patience . . . or Maybe Not

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Patience, a quality of holiness, may be sloth in the soul when associated with the lack of righteous indignation. ~ Abraham Heschel Read more [...]

Sister Mahala Begs the Question without Asking It

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Sister Mahala was asked to help settle an argument among friends about how to respond to panhandlers. Give or Don't Give? They wanted to know who was right and who was wrong. Knowing the bottom line in these encounters was not the bottom line, like most Read more [...]

No Dress Rehearsal, This is Our Life

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Practice is where intention and action meet. ~ Author Unknown If we're faithful to our practice, our practice will be faithful to us. ~ James Finley One should hallow all that one does in one's natural life. One eats in holiness, tastes the Read more [...]

Brother Weeps Witnesses a Miracle

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A student asked, “Brother, have you ever seen someone perform a miracle?” “I have, said Brother Weeps. The student’s eyes opened wide. “You have? Was it seeing someone walk on water or a healer straighten a woman’s crooked leg---” “or Read more [...]

Brother Weeps on Life as Preparation for the Great Giveaway

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

The text was the Gospel of John, chapter 12, verse 24. The words were those of Jesus. A foreshadowing of his fate. His fate not being some final, static state, feeble as nothing and dead as a cross nail, but transformed, alive, vivacious, and bearing Read more [...]

How Then Shall We Live?

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

These are troubling times. More than ever, we need to ask, "How shall we live?" THE BEATITUDES Embraced by grace are the soft-hearted, for heaven will find it easier to break into them. Embraced by grace are the broken-hearted, for crushed Read more [...]

Sister Mahala and the Storefront Sign

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Sister Mahala once told this story to a group of grade school students: Two boys were walking down Main Street in Anywhere, USA. When they came to the General Store, the owner stood in the doorway leaning against the doorjamb. To the store owner's Read more [...]

Brother Weeps on the Truth of the Matter

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

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