by Abigail Alleman | Apr 7, 2014 | henri nouwen, Hope, lessons from the hill, Living for Him, Spiritual Practices
“Solitude is the place of the great struggle and the great encounter—the struggle against the compulsions of the false self, and the encounter with the loving God who offers himself as the substance of the new self.” ~Henri Nouwen “The Way of the Heart”I thought this...
by Abigail Alleman | Sep 20, 2011 | Abba Heart, Faith, Global Community, Gospel, Spiritual Practices, Walk with Him Wednesday
“Dear Sister or Brother in the Life of the One True Word, As I sit and look at the people gathered in our home to hear the Word of God in their own language, I thank our Good God for this gift that we have only begun to receive. We will tell the generations to...
by Abigail Alleman | Jun 20, 2011 | Abba Heart, Spiritual Practices, The Journey
“First, silence makes us pilgrims. Secondly, Silence guards the fire within. Thirdly, Silence teaches us to speak.” ~Henri Nouwen, ‘The Way of the Heart’ Whether you are new here or an old friend, you can imagine, given the title of this blog, that this quote about...