Mar
19
flotsam & jetsam (3.19.08)
Posted by Jon Trainer at 3:06 pmFiled Under blogdom
Let Judas shake you. A thoughtful insight by John Piper to his daughter while thinking on the events of Christ’s last week.
Ben Witherington with advice on how to observe carefully the events of the week–a slower pace; an empty stomach.
Tabletalk is now making their monthly columns available online. I call TT “The Daily Bread on steroids.”
Listening and Liturgy. Skim the cream. An excerpt:
The reality of speech or music depends upon the speaker’s ability to speak and to be silent in turn. Silence and speech belong together: they are interdependent. Silence is not the mere absence of noise but something positive and full of life. It implies a stillness, the tranquility of the inner life, the quiet at the depths of its hidden stream. It is a collected, total presence, a being “all there”, receptive, alert, ready. There is nothing inert or oppressive about it. It is not a superficial matter as it is when there is neither speaking nor actions, but it is the repose of thoughts, feelings and heart as well as the limbs. Genuine stillness permeates, spreading ever deeper through the seemingly plumbless world within. It is something to be desired, learned, striven for and achieved. Behind it lie meditativeness, reflectiveness and attentiveness.
If you haven’t been by Rob’s blog lately, stop by and read the last few posts. He gives great insight into some of the cross-cultural challenges faced by the missionary, as well as offering good looks into everyday life. Visit Tumaini and see some of the latest children that have joined the orphanage family.
Re: Listening and Liturgy
Who among us was never admonished by our elders to remember that there was a good reason that God gave us two ears and only one mouth?
…and so you can expect some silence on Friday evening, Mike…