My good friend, Bob Holmes, always posts rich fare. Go visit his blog here!
Thomas Merton is my kindred spirit. Well, at least, I like to think so. I relate to him on so many levels. He’s a complicated fella with a deep soul, an aching heart, and a head full of thoughts.
Today, it’s his journal that beckons…
Thanks again, Fr. Kent Tanner, for providing us with timely quotes from discerning and wise voices. This one is from David Bentley Hart.
Another favourite voice, one that has kept me fascinated and seeking for many years, is C. S. Lewis. Clive Staples Lewis is one of those endlessly poetic, thoughtful Irishmen who have changed the world – and continue to do so.
Enjoy.
Thanks to Father Ken for the wonderful mime!
Thomas Merton is one of my Christian “heroes”. An artist and writer, an intellectual and activist, a tortured soul full of mystifying, beautiful chaos. A teacher, monk, friend to many, and a man way ahead of his time. And, to my delight, a fellow Enneagram 4! His Christian faith was enriched through many conversations with many others equally unique but very different from him. I dare say we too would benefit from such diverse interactions.
Enjoy these thoughts I stole from a similar spiritual savant (and fellow Canadian) I admire, Justin Coutts over at his website: www.newedenministry.com.
The Creative Recovery Initiative is a labour of love I’ve developed over the past couple years living with my wife in Edinburgh, Scotland as global personnel with Serve Globally, our denomination‘s mission wing. I don’t pretend to be a professional vlogger, influencer, or documentarian. I don’t even own fancy equipment. What I have however is an iPhone, a story, a Saviour, and a desire to tell that story to as many who might benefit from hearing it.
Perhaps you’ll find yourself here in some way? Perhaps someone you know might find hope from the stories I tell here? Either way, I invite you into this space to join me in the telling. In so doing, we’ll find healing and build community, together.
Peace to you all…R
Life as an addict/alcoholic, whether in recovery or not, is treacherous. Fraught with sandbars, rocky shoals, and gale-force winds forever obstructing any forward motion. Shore could be in sight, hopes elevated, and one’s ship gets dashed against the rocks of the unexpected, uninvited, and unwelcome. Sadly, many do not survive. This is the story of one such soul.
We shall miss you, Elle.
If we are made in God’s image and God sings, then we should be singing, too.
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Seekers
Spiritual Direction for Integrated Living
From liquid courage to Sober Courage
an anamcara exploring those close encounters of the liminal kind
Collaborating with the Muses to inspire, create, and illuminate
...in such kind ways...
"That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works." Psalm 26:7
Blog for poet and singer-songwriter Malcolm Guite
…in the thick of things
REFLECTIONS & REVIEWS
Seeking that which is life giving.
… hope is oxygen
Homepage of Seymour Jacklin: Writer - Narrator - Facilitator
If we are made in God’s image and God sings, then we should be singing, too.
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Seekers
Spiritual Direction for Integrated Living
From liquid courage to Sober Courage
an anamcara exploring those close encounters of the liminal kind
Collaborating with the Muses to inspire, create, and illuminate
...in such kind ways...
"That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works." Psalm 26:7
Blog for poet and singer-songwriter Malcolm Guite
…in the thick of things
REFLECTIONS & REVIEWS
Seeking that which is life giving.
… hope is oxygen
Homepage of Seymour Jacklin: Writer - Narrator - Facilitator
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