Monday night, and through the day Tuesday, I was afforded the opportunity to attend ABCNJ’s overnight clergy retreat at Harvey Cedars Bible Conference. I’m a little leery of events like this, to be honest, because I don’t tend to fit in when I’m among “pastor-types 1.” But, since I have a deep trust in the…
Tag: Silence
Silence
I do kinda like people 1, but I adore silence. I’m not the type of person who enjoys background noise, I find it incredibly distracting. Other writers have “writing playlists,” I don’t understand the concept. This becomes fun when I’m attempting to concentrate on something in a group setting, especially with people who process vocally….
Writing Out
The last few days I’d been struggling with some rare, but noticeable, issues with my iPad Pro’s Smart Keyboard Cover. Occasionally, several keys would simply stop working. It felt like a software glitch but, as some friends pointed out, why take it risk it might be something more? I brought it back to the Apple…
Silence
Of the topics covered thus far on this Lenten journey, “silence” has given me the most pause. How does one cover silence in an image? As I pondered, however, I realized something. Silence isn’t the absence of sound, it’s actually the presence of listening. A minimizing of sound is quiet, not silence. The two are…
Painfully Hopeful 