The psalmist said, “Be still and know I am God” (Psalm 46:10). “Be still”…”and know…” In the Hebrew language, when two coordinate imperatives or imperative verbal forms appear together, as in “Be still” and “know” the emphasis goes to the second command. In other words, what the psalmist is saying could be translated to mean,…

In The Book of Awakening, the poet Mark Nepo writes: “In seeking what is essential, we become essential.” This is true. Seek a sacred life, you become spiritual. Seek to live by faith, you become faithful. Seek compassion, you become compassionate. Seek kindness, you are kinder. Seek joyfulness, you are happier. Seek patience, you become…

I think I will have to respond like this: “When I left America for Europe on my first trip around the world, I left as a Baptist Christian. When, in Europe, however, I realized I was really more than just a Baptist Christian, I was a Catholic Christian, too. But that was before visiting the…

Maybe you don’t have any trouble with your thoughts, but I do. Thoughts pop into my mind without my permission faster than a mosquito bites my skin on a sweltering summer afternoon. And, equally without my permission. Descartes, father of modern philosophy, pointed to both the distinguishing characteristic of human beings and to the biggest…

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