Tag: quiet
Quiet Solitude, We Hardly Knew Ye, Part II
Three observations. One. Last week, I briefly mentioned how I’ve been noticing the ubiquity of cell phones with teenagers. As cell phones have shrunk in size and increased in power, we’re starting to see live TV streams and iPod-like capability on them. So, not only is anyone able to reach you at any time, you can listen to music and watch TV anywhere and any time you want away from home. Two. I was at the mall the other day and I noticed there were TVs EVERYWHERE in addition to rotating printed oversized posters in the hallways, not to mention the normal store window advertisements. → Read more...
Quiet Solitude, We Hardly Knew Ye, Part I
On Tuesday nights, my wife and I have the unbelievable honor and privilege of helping with a small group for our teens who attend youth group here at Calvary. I remember vividly how bewildering adolescence and high school was, what with the mixture of hormones, the burgeoning awareness of one’s identity, the pressure to conform AND be individual, and trying to gain footing in a world that seems to grow exponentially the closer one gets to college. → Read more...
Have a Quiet, Merry Christmas
It’s hard to believe, but Christmas is right around the corner! One of my favorite things to do around this time of the year is to put up a Christmas tree with colored lights and then turn off all of the lights in the house except for the ones on the tree. Then I get comfortable on a couch and just sit and look at it. There’s something quiet and soothing about just sitting in front of a decorated, lit Christmas tree with absolutely nothing going on in the background. → Read more...
Quiet Solitude, We Hardly Knew Ye, Part III
March 26, 2009
Calvary
Comments Off on Quiet Solitude, We Hardly Knew Ye, Part III
Matt
Final thoughts on quietness this week. (I find it hilarious that I’m typing this with a sore and strained throat and a self-imposed vow of silence as it heals. God truly does have a sense of humor, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.) Why is “quiet” something that’s so unnerving, so uncomfortable? I’ve come up with two reasons. The first reason is that noise (and the exponential growth of it in the world as I looked at last week) is a subtle spiritual assault on the world by Satan. → Read more...
1 KingsfearHoly SpiritJesusJohnlistenquietsolitudevoice