Happy Meal or Risky Meal?

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Much as Baptism has lost almost all of its original sense of danger and risk evoked by references to drowning and the baptismal font being shaped like a coffin, womb, or cross, so too in many Christian communities the celebration of the Eucharist has Read more [...]

Can the Word Christian Be Saved?

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Continued from (March 3: A Word to the Wise – Christening) A college friend of mine had a particular repetitive fondness for the jocular quip, “You and I have a strange and wonderful relationship (dramatic pause): You’re kind of strange and I’m Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise — Christening

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Christening [kris-uh-ning] Instead of mapping out a schedule of predetermined words and dates for A Word to the Wise, I usually wait, in the spirit of lectio divina, until a word seems to be waving to get my attention like a pedestrian hailing a cab. Read more [...]

The Practices of Lent continued

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Daniel J. Miller

Part IV Fasting continued The second type of fasting involves refraining from those things that are detrimental or destructive to oneself or others, anything that prevents us or others from engaging fully in the gift of life and its call to flourish. Read more [...]

The Ashes and the Cross

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Daniel J. Miller

Part I Today is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Lent is a season for deliberate self-inventory and communal reflection as it relates to the incarnation of faith, hope, and love. I like to remind people that the ashes Christians “receive” Read more [...]

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Happy Meal or Risky Meal?

Can the Word Christian Be Saved?

A Word to the Wise — Christening

The Practices of Lent continued

The Ashes and the Cross