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The Sounds of Silence

There are at least two levels of silence, if not many more: the silence after the audible sounds have left, and the silence after the accusers and justifiers have left. The first is just getting to a place or a space, of solitude, of quiet, of silence. This is where physical, or audible silence, or […]

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Lectio divina vs. gramatico historica: the scripture parallax

A similar thing happened to me in seminary. It made me stop reading my bible. When I’m in a worship service, I only listen to scripture. I never read it in my own Bible. Now it has happened again to my wife. She has been reading scripture as a catalyst for prayer and devotion, moving […]