Tag Archives: lectio divina
Coffee vs. Lectio Divina
“What is the first thing you think about in the morning?” I spend the majority of my waking professional day asking questions. As a teacher with a curriculum geared toward literary analysis, this seems to be my natural state of … Continue reading
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A Few Thoughts on Snares
I have a rigid interior clock that does not usually deviate from its rhythm. Therefore, when I found myself wide awake at 6 this morning, it gave me pause. Seriously, I get up at 7:03 every day. That’s right: 7:03. … Continue reading
When No Escape is a Good Thing and “The Word”- George MacDonald Reflections 9 & 10
9: Escape is Hopeless The man whose deeds are evil, fears the burning. But the burning will not come the less that he fears it or denies it. Escape is hopeless. For Love is inexorable. Our God is a consuming … Continue reading
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Faith and Focus for the New Year: George MacDonald
That man is perfect in faith who can come to God in the utter dearth of his feelings and desires, without a glow or an aspiration, with the weight of low thoughts, failures, neglects, and wandering forgetfulness, and say to … Continue reading
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Beyond the Mist
I have this picture on the desktop of my computer: Beautiful, right? It’s not a picture I took myself- this is simply included with the “sample pictures” folder that came with Vista. Ever since my school has upgraded their technology … Continue reading
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