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Days 359-362 – Toys & Dreams
“We can’t ever see the real Santa. We can’t ever see the real God. But, we can see the hope of Christmas in every believing child and we can see the face of God sealed on the heart of every… Continue reading
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Days 352-354 – “The Rich Running Day” – Poems As Pictures
“When we smile, our whole body smiles. When we cry, our whole body grieves. When we embrace ‘the rich running day’ we are healed.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 345-347 – From Another Country – The Golden Thread We Inherit
“Anxious to see my newly-born grandson (back in 2010) but separated by the distance between Nashville and Boston, I wrote him a letter-poem…” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 338-342 – Profiles of Radical Loving Care
“Trying to measure Love is like attempting to snap a picture of God.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 334-335 – How “Empty” Becomes “Full” – The Impact of Expectations
We expect a lot from art. We want it to inspire us. Yet, most of us overlook that truth that to enjoy the best art we need to make an effort. No art can reach us unless we discover how… Continue reading
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Days 218-222 – Land of the Unforeseen
The Land of the Unforeseen: “I cannot paint or sing my mystery because, by definition, I don’t know it myself. But, I can honor it. We need to be seekers. For in seeking, our mystery may join with the mystery… Continue reading
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Days 204-206 The Turn to Beauty
“When an ugly tragedy strikes in a way that the whole nation feels, it may look like Beauty has gone into hiding. But, it is we who have turned toward our shadow side and away from her light.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 115-119 – Creating the Sacred
“No place becomes sacred merely by its location or structure. Any place where Love meets need will immediately take on the garment of the holy.” -Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 108-110 – How Do Stories Change Us?
Our stories define our lives. Particular stories can change our lives – the ones told by family and friends, the ones described in books, movies and on television and the stories we tell each other. Most crucial of all, of… Continue reading
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Days 244-246 – Just You
“There are nearly seven billion people in the world. And there is just you.” – Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading
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