The Discipline of Solitude

1 Kings 19:1-19; Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 6:31; Luke 22:39-46 With the pace of life, and the number of distractions we all experience, most of us have great difficulty slowing down and quieting ourselves on the inside in order that God may speak with us.  We sometimes are uncomfortable being alone with our own thoughts and surround ourselves with the background noise of television, radio and audiotapes.  At other times we believe ...

Minding the Gap

The phrase “mind the gap” was coined about 1968 in the United Kingdom as a way to warn passengers of the Underground transportation (subway) system of the space that existed between the platform and the rail car.  It was a cautionary instruction that warned passengers so that they might avoid falling into the gap and thereby avoid injury.  In the years following, the phrase has been applied in a variety of life settings ...

Minding the Gap

The phrase “mind the gap” was coined about 1968 in the United Kingdom as a way to warn passengers of the Underground transportation (subway) system of the space that existed between the platform and the rail car.  It was a cautionary instruction that warned passengers so that they might avoid falling into the gap and thereby avoid injury.  In the years following, the phrase has been applied in a variety of life settings ...


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