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Reactions to Storms

January 16, 2020 pilgrim Leave a comment

In the Gospels, we read about a time when Jesus and His Apostles were in a boat on the water and a storm hit:

One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out, and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in danger. And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; and they ceased, and there was a calm. He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even wind and water, and they obey him?”
Luke 8:22-25

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Free Lewis Lectures from Regent Audio

January 12, 2020 pilgrim Leave a comment

I’ve found a few different lectures by notable scholars such as Alistair McGrath which are available for free from the Regent Audio website.

All you have to do is add them to your shopping cart and proceed to checkout. You will have to create an account with them, but that’s a small price to pay for five top-notch talks…

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Do icons get cold?

January 11, 2020 pilgrim Leave a comment

If you’ve visited my parish or other Eastern parishes, you might have noticed that some icons have a scarf around them:

Like many other people, you might have wondered “What’s that all about then?”

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Friday Frivolity: Wise men follow the star…wars

January 10, 2020 pilgrim Leave a comment

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Slow me down

January 9, 2020 pilgrim One comment

Here’s poem whose authorship seems to be questioned, with possible authors being Orin L. Crain and Wilferd Arlan Peterson. Regardless, I rather like it…

Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried pace with a vision of the eternal reach of time. Give me, amid the confusion of this day, the calmness of the everlasting hills. Break the tensions of my nerves and muscles with soothing music of the singing streams that live in my memory. Help me to know the magical restoring power of sleep.

Teach me the art of taking minute vacations – of slowing down to look at a flower, to chat with a friend, to pat a dog, to read a few lines from a good book. Remind me each day of the fable of the hare and the tortoise, that I may know that the race is not always to the swift – there is more to life than increasing its speed. Let me look upward into the branches of the towering oak and know that it grew great and strong because it grew slowly and well. Slow me down, Lord, and inspire me to send my roots deep into the soil of life’s enduring values, that I may grow toward the start of my greater destiny.