June 21, 2018
“What we usually call the real world is not Real at all. It is a flaky as they come. Laugh at it; weep over it; pray for it; take every opportunity to expose it; seek to redeem it. But never make the fatal mistake of thinking it is Real.” -N. Gordon Cosby, Seized by the […]
June 20, 2018
“Often, as we conclude a retreat at Dayspring, someone will say: This has been powerful. I hope I can hold onto it back in the real world.” But the “real world” is not the one to which we are going. We return to the “unreal” world where the culture is distorted and trapped in pretense. […]
June 19, 2018
“There is a surface level of reality and a deeper level, the level of perfect peace, wonder and surprise. This deeper level can be touched now, not only at some later opportune moment. The surface swirls with events, circumstances, problems, worries. Its tasks seem impossible and overwhelming. In the deeps, something else is taking place.” […]
June 18, 2018
“Through no choice of our own, we were born into the existing culture of a particular period of history, and we have taken on the traits of this culture. We have lived by its rules and understandings; it has seeped into our inwardness. It all seems very natural and real. Most of us have had […]
