Posts with the tag “awake”

True or False?  In the 2017 docudrama on the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Come Before Winter, one of the principal characters, Sefton Delmer, a propagandist working to oust Hitler, says in the opening...  Read More

Sleepers Awake Some of you may be familiar with the hymn "Sleepers, Awake" written by Phillipp Nicolai in the 16th century.  The song appears in many hymnals throughout the centuries.  You may also be...  Read More

Eyes to See Jesus often teaches using the phrase, "he who has ears, let him hear" or "blessed are you who have eyes to see."  Jesus isn't talking about literal hearing and seeing, but having spiritual...  Read More

A Ritual to Read to Each Otherby William Stafford This poem challenges us to become aware of the world around us.  How might it be similar or unlike Jesus' call to watch out? What do you sense is impo...  Read More