http://sacredpauses.com Meditation and Prayers for Life's Spiritual Highway Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:37:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://sacredpauses.com http://sacredpauses.com/wp-content/mbp-favicon/purple cross.jpg http://sacredpauses.com/2011/08/why-do-we-care-so-much-about-the-religion-of-our-elected-officials-a-homily-against-useless-hate/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2011/08/why-do-we-care-so-much-about-the-religion-of-our-elected-officials-a-homily-against-useless-hate/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:23:11 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=922 Why do we care so much about the “religion” of our elected officials? – a homily against useless hate

Why do we care so much about the “religion” of our elected officials? – a homily against useless hate I knew this one was going to go wrong when I got an email forwarded to me from my mom, who got it from a friend who’d had it forwarded to him, etc. so many times [...]]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2011/08/why-do-we-care-so-much-about-the-religion-of-our-elected-officials-a-homily-against-useless-hate/feed/ 3 http://sacredpauses.com/2011/07/clarity-a-meditation/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2011/07/clarity-a-meditation/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:05:40 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=816 Clarity – a meditation

Clarity – a meditation I’m sure that if you’re a Sunday School – Bible School alumnus you remember a slightly different word in this verse. It gets mis-translated a lot. Many Bible-thumping types would have us believe that to be “pure in heart” is to be “without,” or as close to humans can get to [...]]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2011/07/clarity-a-meditation/feed/ 0 http://sacredpauses.com/2010/04/pushing-past-our-goodness-to-what-lies-ahead/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2010/04/pushing-past-our-goodness-to-what-lies-ahead/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:12:40 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=647 Pushing Past Our Goodness to What Lies Ahead

Pushing Past Our Goodness to What Lies Ahead I have heard some dullard preachers in my day, hopefully more times than I have been accused of being one.  A real low point in ministerial skill came when I heard a preacher adamantly refuse to allow the hymn “Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior” be sung [...]]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2010/04/pushing-past-our-goodness-to-what-lies-ahead/feed/ 0 http://sacredpauses.com/2010/03/video-watch-the-lamb/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2010/03/video-watch-the-lamb/#comments Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:26:59 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=598 Video: Watch the Lamb

Video: Watch the Lamb Yesterday a friend send me a song that was pertinent to Palm Sunday, called “Why” It reminded me of a great song by Ray Boltz called “Watch the Lamb” which is similar – the story of the man who carried Jesus’ cross to Calvary. I’ve seen this song performed many times [...]]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2010/03/video-watch-the-lamb/feed/ 0 http://sacredpauses.com/2009/12/weathering-the-storm/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2009/12/weathering-the-storm/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:58:13 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=558 Weathering the Storm

O God, Today I am afraid.]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2009/12/weathering-the-storm/feed/ 1