I have not done a Monday’s Monk in a while — I hope to get back into the habit of doing this. Monastic Mumblings has an interesting post for Easter dealing with how the original disciples — raised in a Jewish culture — may have understood the meaning of the empty tomb. Click here to [...]
Here’s another quote from Thomas Merton : Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience. I can attest to this myself. It is much harder for me to be peaceful — [...]
Sometimes I become so busy with "doing" that I forget to spend time with God — listening — open to God’s direction — enjoying just "being" with God. I also find it hard to find time to just "be" with other people — just sitting and talking — getting to know them. The times [...]
I am the pastor of Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Florence, SC. I have been a Presbyterian Church (USA) pastor for over 20 years. I'm married, with no children - but 3 dogs! I enjoy meeting people, reading, blogging, watching sports, and fishing -- among other things.
The opinions you'll find here are mine alone. They do not necessarily express the views of my church, my Presbytery, my denomination, my family, my friends, or anyone else. The attempted humor you'll find here is definitely mine.
Bill Hayes
