Salt and Light
The act of pruning requires cutting back (and off) the old to make room for new growth. As it relates to an understanding of faith, this process allows one to develop an interior life and cultivate the mind. Growing requires a desire to reach fresh understandings on old topics, and discover wisdom through study, reflection, and […] more…![“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” MLK Jr.](http://rbdeluise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/39290_10103361406481313_490463818_n-300x300.jpg)
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” MLK Jr.
I didn’t post earlier in the week because I wasn’t quite ready to write about peace. After the marathon bombing and the ensuing manhunt, I felt like I couldn’t “authentically” comment on peace since I was struggling to find it within myself. I didn’t feel “at peace.” I felt overcome — sorrowful and tormented that […] more…What the Deaf Can Hear and the Blind Can See
As a series of words, the “fruits of the spirit” – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, etc. are ones that we hear, and use, so frequently, that they sometimes become placeholders in prayer and conversation, and we tend to forget the depth and meaning contained within them (or at least I do). As an […] more…![Freedom through Reflection](http://rbdeluise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Daddy-on-front-porch-300x290.jpg)