“Do not forget that the value and interest of life is not so much to do conspicuous things as to do ordinary things with the perception of their enormous value.” Teihard de Chardin My morning ritual consists of rising, tenderly kissing my wife good morning,
“There should always be more waiting than striving in a Christian’s prayer.” Evelyn Underhill I tried to seem interested. These “men’s men” were in deep and reverent conversation, and I was an unwitting participant. I learned long ago to both interpret, and semi-fluently speak, the
“Devout souls ascend to God more frequently, promptly, and with lofty heights.” Francis de Sales, from The Devout Life My mother was raised in the coal regions of Northern Pennsylvania. A true “coal-miner’s daughter,” my childhood was laced with stories of coal hills, mine collapses,
FOUND ON CHRISTMAS MORNING Dan Wilt (As Delivered at the St. Stephen’s University Christmas Banquet, December 2007) I’ve been asked to give a brief devotional tonight, particularly related to Christmas, and even more specifically to your time away over the holidays. I recalled a Christmas
Tonight, my heart filled with joy watching the Chilean Miners, trapped deep underground, rescued live via a video feed. My family heritage is in the coal mines of Northern Pennsylvania, and the stories of my grandfather and uncles running to the mines to attempt to
