Tag: Pilgrim
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Before the Teacher Speaks: Prevenient Grace
The Pilgrim Continues His WayThe Sixth Meeting — The Skhimnik InstructsScriptures: Matthew 13:1–23; Matthew 7:21; John 16:7–15; Romans 10:14–15; Ecclesiastes 3:1–8Source: The Pilgrim Continues His Way, translated by Olga Savin, Shambhala, 2001 Sometimes a teacher begins teaching before saying a word. That is what I see happening as we enter this part of the Sixth…
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Two Pilgrims, Two Roads, One Mysterious Grace
The Pilgrim Continues His WayThe Sixth MeetingThe Pilgrim and the ProfessorSource: The Pilgrim Continues His Way, translated by Olga Savin, Shambhala, 2001 At the end of the Fifth Meeting, the Pilgrim is traveling with a man he calls the Barin, a gentleman. They are headed toward the Anzersky Skete associated with the Solovetsky Monastery on…
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Traveling Companions: Why The Curious Pilgrim
Friday, August 21, 2026Series: Traveling Companions Recently, I found myself in a conversation with two of the people I work with through AARP Foundation SCSEP in Springfield, Missouri. All three of us are over 55, which means we have accumulated more than a few stories along the way. There was Deborah, a Black woman; Marla,…
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Seeing Is Not Always Believing
Daily Office ReflectionsFriday, August 21, 2026 Readings: Psalms 140–144; Job 2:1–13; Acts 9:1–9; John 6:41–51 We have all heard the expression: “Seeing is believing.” It means that we sometimes need evidence before we are willing to accept something as true. But today’s Daily Office readings make me wonder: Is seeing always believing? Apparently not. Some…
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What Song Shaped Your Soul?
Growing up in church, I learned the Trinity as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. As a little boy, however, the words Holy Ghost frightened me. My older brothers and sisters loved to tell ghost stories, and I was the perfect audience. I was terrified. So whenever I heard people talk about the Holy Ghost in…
