Scholè – An Ancient Word for Modern Times Original Word Word Origin scole probably feminine of a presumed derivative of the alternate of (2192) Transliterated Word TDNT Entry Schole None Phonetic Spelling Parts of Speech skhol-ay’ Noun Feminine Definition freedom from labour a place where there is leisure for anything, a school NAS Word Usage – […]
Life Lessons: Yearning to Belong – Part 2
Life Lessons: Yearning to Belong – Part 2: Belonging This hunger to belong is the echo and reverberation of your invisible and eternal heritage. You are from somewhere else, where you were known, embraced, and sheltered. This is also the secret root from which all longing grows. Something in you knows, perhaps remembers, that eternal […]
Life Lessons: Yearning to Belong – Part 1
(Reflections on life that were inspired by the book, “Eternal Echoes: Exploring Our Yearning to Belong” by John O’Donohue) Yearning to Belong – Part 1: Background Story Read this quote, and tell me you didn’t just have an “ah-ha!” moment… “The hunger to belong is at the heart of our nature. Cut off from others, […]
Winter Joy
It’s (almost) the first day of winter… I didn’t think it would take me this long to write another blog post. It’s been a productive day, the kids are in bed (humming Christmas carols), and I’m sitting down with some coffee thinking it’s about time that I write again. In my heart, there’s a warm but […]