The Fourth of July 2022

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

May we think of freedomnot as the right to do as we please,but as the opportunityto do what is right. ~ Peter Marshall ~ Renowned Presbyterian pastor and preacher and U.S. Senate Chaplain 1947 until his death in 1949 Read more [...]

The Public Danger of a Lack of Self-Understanding

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A prophet is not a fortuneteller. But they do often seem prescient or years ahead of their time. This has little to do with being able to see down the road and much to do with being prayerfully self-reflective and with seeing things from a divine perspective. Read more [...]

Let Us Pray with Our Eyes Open

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

"I am not interested in most conversations about equality. To whom would you like to be equal, given a broken and morally bankrupt system? Do you want to be equal to the persons, forces, and systems which generate the very terms of your oppression? I Read more [...]

Lectio Poetica No. 6

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Wendell Berry's poem "The Peace of Wild Things" seems timely. For those of you who would like to use Berry's poem for prayerful reflection, I invite you first to read the description of Lectio Poetica HERE. The Peace of Wild Things When despair Read more [...]

Re-Lenting

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

For your prayerful meditation on the three practices of Lent I invite you to read the quotes below in the spirit of Lectio divina: notice what word, phrase, or line catch your attention, tug at your heart, speak to you. Take a few minutes to ruminate Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: It is a sad day for our country when we trade the majestic, hope-filled symbolism of the Statue of Liberty for an ineffective and grotesque wall which both displays and inflames the ethnic and cultural divisions that have long Read more [...]

Advent Poem

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Here is an Advent poem for your prayerful pondering. It is by Rowan Williams, Welsh theologian, priest, and former Archbishop of Canterbury. Later commissioned to be set to music as a carol, the poem captures a wintry spirituality. Read more [...]

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