by ccvadmin | Dec 18, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 199 (December 18, 2020) In his 2011 book Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life, Richard Rohr, a Franciscan friar, insightfully and incisively writes: “We seem to be our own worst enemies, and we forget or deny things that are...
by ccvadmin | Dec 17, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace #198 (December 17, 2020) One of my favorite poets is John Donne (1572-1631) who is not only one of England’s greatest poets but was also a priest. In his poem “A Hymn to God the Father” he writes about his need for God’s forgiveness: “Wilt thou...
by ccvadmin | Dec 16, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 197 (December 16, 2020) Near the beginning of his Letter to the Ephesians the Apostle Paul is effusive about the innumerable blessings God has given us in Jesus Christ: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us...
by ccvadmin | Dec 15, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 196 (December 15, 2020) Two of the central themes of our lives (and of almost every great novel, poem, song and play) are love and death. Along these lines, a particularly moving song from the Broadway musical smash Hamilton is “Wait for It” in...
by ccvadmin | Dec 14, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 195 (December 14, 2020) I have always been a fan of Simon and Garfunkel, whose albums made many a rotation on my parents’ record player when I was very young. Their 1968 album Bookends has a poignant and beautiful song called “America” about a...
