Daily Word of Grace (April 13, 2021)

Daily Word of Grace # 218 (April 13, 2021) One of the best parts of Bob Dylan’s 1965 masterpiece “Like a Rolling Stone” is the organ, perhaps the most famous organ sound in the history of rock ‘n roll.  It was played by Al Kooper, a 21-year old guitarist who had been...

Daily Word of Grace (April 12, 2021)

Daily Word of Grace # 217 (April 12, 2021) In his 1983 book Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life the late Catholic priest and scholar Henri Nouwen writes: ““Compassion erases the mistakes of life, just as the rubber end of a pencil removes the smudges on the...

Daily Word of Grace April 9, 2021

Daily Word of Grace # 216 (April 9, 2021) In his 1994 book Abba’s Child the late Brennan Manning recounts a story about an elderly man who was dying of cancer and had always struggled with prayer.  Prayer just never “clicked” for him…until he heeded the advice of a...

Daily Word of Grace April 8, 2021

Daily Word of Grace # 215 (April 8, 2021) One of the best known songs by the famous and prolific gospel song duo Bill and Gloria Gaither is “Because He Lives”, which powerfully reminds us of the many ways Jesus’ resurrection gives us hope—“How sweet to hold a newborn...