Daily Word of Grace (May 28, 2021)

Daily Word of Grace # 251 (May 28, 2021) The classic 1967 film The Graduate has an equally classic soundtrack by the incomparable Simon and Garfunkel.  This soundtrack includes an often overlooked gem called “April, Come She Will” in which they sing about the...

Daily Word of Grace (May 27, 2021)

Daily Word of Grace # 250 (May 27, 2021) One of the greatest science fiction novels of all time is Frank Herbert’s 1965 masterpiece Dune—a story not only replete with action but also philosophical, psychological, political, and theological insights, including this...

Daily Word of Grace (May 26, 2021)

Daily Word of Grace # 249 (May 26, 2021) In his powerful book Abba’s Child the late Brennan Manning recounts the following story about  the famous British writer G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936), who was also a brilliant philosopher, theologian, and literary critic:...

Daily Word of Grace (May 25, 2021)

 Daily Word of Grace # 248 (May 25, 2021) One of the seven penitential psalms (6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143) is Psalm 130, De profundis: “Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice; let your ears consider well the voice of my...

Daily Word of Grace (May 24, 2021)

Daily Word of Grace # 247 (May 24, 2021) When Jacob, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca’s twins, was journeying alone through the wilderness he learned he was actually not alone at all.  As he slept with a rock for a pillow he had a dream: “He dreamed that there was a...