Secularism
“The false narrative of secularism says that religious activity is the realm of human concern with God, and the only proper realm of such...
Perception
“We have within us the beginning of the Divine—the ability to recognize the uncreated God, sensing His presence in our lives and trusting...
Arts
“We make in our measure and in our derivative mode, because we are made: and not only made, but made in the image and likeness of a...
Rest/Renewal/Restoration
“Our lives move at a relentless pace. We feel and live as though some taskmaster were at our back with a whip, driving us on to the next...
Center (Focus, Priority)
“And here is the crucial point: we begin with God as Being, Truth, Goodness, Beauty. The words and concepts only have meaning when...
Faith, Trust, and Belief
“When we separate faith from everything else, we make it into belief. It becomes the assent to the truth of something that cannot be...
Sorrow
“…the concept of godly sorrow (2 Cor 7:10) is not well understood. How easy it is to settle into spiritual languor, remaining content...
Wonder
“Start each day anew with a deep sense of wonder and awe…When awe and wonder depart from our awareness, depression sets in, and after its...
Love (Nature of)
“Among human beings, love appears to spring from feelings and emotions. Thus some mistakenly characterize love as irrational. But love...
Submission
“The Apostle Paul also urgently advises us to resist submitting mindlessly to “the affairs of this life” (2 Timothy 2:4). Fruitful effort...