This week in our mystics class, we are reading Augustine of Hippo, Teresa of Avila, and C.S. Lewis. I love these three mystics and I really enjoyed reading them together. One of the reasons I like this class so much is that the people in my group are asking similar questions. We don’t necessarily need …
We had a fantastic class on Saturday. I am auditing the Spiritual Writings of the Mystics class at the seminary this term and am already greatly enjoying it, homework and all. What more could you want than to spend the day with people who speak your language all studying something you dearly love? If I …
At first, I wasn’t sure what had woken me up so early. Still half asleep, I rolled over in bed, barely making out the early morning sun just peeking over the horizon, shining light between the clouds. It had been a good dream, like being awashed in love, and I wanted to savor that feeling …
There are many things running through my head tonight. For one, today we started posting for the mystics class I am taking. Here is what I wrote. As a young 20-something, a friend wrote to me, “I do believe you are a mystic at heart.” Not knowing what a “mystic” was, I looked it up …
Yesterday morning at church Bob brought a message about how in everyone’s life are places that we sometimes put aside without realizing how important it is to us. What is more, this place we’ve cast aside is a way we talk to God. Without this piece of our hearts, we miss some of the relationship …
Phew! I just finished my monthly editing for Western Friend. It’s my favorite issue so far! Great articles. I have been thinking a lot lately about the movements of my life these last five years. Between the reunion, dance show, reading, and small group tonight, I have new language to think about, to ponder on. …
I had forgotten I even took the quiz, “What was your profession in a past life?” on facebook while I worked on other screens. Then as I happened to click back onto it, there was the result in plain language. The answer to my questions of what am I here for, what is the true …
