Quiet your heart for a few minutes: O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen Latin text: O magnum mysterium, et admirabile sacramentum, ut animalia viderent Dominum natum, jacentem in praesepio! Beata Virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt portare Dominum Christum. Alleluia. English translation: O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the new-born Lord, lying in [...]
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O Magnum Mysterium
Posted in Listening, Music on September 29, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Let down by the Church: an open thread
Posted in Listening, Open thread discussion, The Church on January 29, 2010 | 22 Comments »
A new friend in Christ named John Book was kind enough to stop by this site, and on my “About this site” tab he shared some honest observations about his past and present experiences with the Lutheran denomination, many of them negative. It brought to my mind a colleague of mine named Paul, who was [...]
The Old Camera and Its Story
Posted in Devotional Articles, Life events, Listening, West Douglas County Record on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This article first appeared in the West Douglas County Record on January 7, 2010. It was just an old one-use camera with a few pictures left on it, that we decided we should finish out and have the pictures developed. But today when I picked up the prints, it took me on an unexpected journey [...]
God’s children are called to listen
Posted in Listening on August 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Since ancient times Israel’s chief call to prayer is the Shema, found in Deuteronomy 6:4: “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one (ESV).” Hear, or listen (Hebrew shema) is the very first word, which tells me that listening is important to God. James 1:19 says “let every person be quick to hear, [...]
