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There’s A Lesson In The Silence

Hearing God, Learning, Lesson, Listening, Silence, Teaching

We think we need every question answered, but we don’t. In fact, sometimes we need the person we are asking questions of to keep silent….

Difficult Silence

Emotions, Prayers, Response, Silence, Waiting on God

This video provides a powerful illustration for how difficult silence can be to our psyche. The baby’s reaction can offer the congregation a way…

Silence

Doubt, Faith, Silence, Suffering

In the movie Silence (directed by Martin Scorsese [United Artists, 2016]), a young Catholic priest, Father Rodrigues, wonders why God is silent when there…

Embracing Silence

Devotion, Prayer, Praying, Quiet time, Silence, Solititude

Jean-Nicholas Grou was a Jesuit priest in Paris at the time of the French Revolution in 1789. He was forced to escape to England,…

When Things Feel One-Sided

Relationship with God, Relationships, Seeking God, Silence

Have you ever had a relationship where you were the only one putting in the effort? Maybe it was a friendship or romantic relationship…

Never Silent

Dark Night of the Soul, Hearing God, Silence, Trials, Trusting God

The composer John Cage once visited Harvard for the purpose of experiencing an anechoic chamber. An anechoic chamber is completely silent, without even any…

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