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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Tiffany Walsh describes how outdoor walks in winter provide ideal opportunities for prayer.
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The Kingdom of Heaven is like the mustard seed, sown into the ground, becoming a great plant putting forth branches to shelter all. A beautiful image, yet we need to understand it more completely. If you imagine this plant to be like a tall tree with expansive branches, maybe like a great cedar or a redwood - that is not what Christ intends. He speaks of the mustard tree that stays lower to the ground, with a dense interweaving of its branches - beautiful in its own right, but not according to our preconceptions.
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A few nights ago I woke up about an hour before I had planned to, pretty well rested but with a few unsettling things on my mind and heart. However as I lay there, a little song soon simply popped into my mind. 'This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. This little light of mine…'
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Around here, we can have some snowy days this time of year. Snow can be challenging. It can be a joy.
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The seed is the word of God. The word of God is performative. This is an amazing fact about the word of God. It accomplishes what it signifies. God said, "Let there be light!" and there was light. We see and hear God's word in many ways. Today's image is a Galilee panorama taken from the Mount of Beatitudes, which is believed to be the place where Jesus gave Sermon on the Mount. God speaks directly, and through His beloved Son, and His word is creation.
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Christi Braschler explains how arrow prayers and alarm clocks can help busy moms make time for prayer in their day.
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