Steve Marks
@scmarks
Spiritual Director, Vol Fire Chief, Chaplain, Retired Emergency Manager, Weather Enthusiast, Enneagram 7w8, Contemplative Student of Life...
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From now until the end of the year, we are cross-posting ALL CFP Alerts on "X" (formerly Twitter). Alerts are from North and South Carolina as well as selected multiple alarms from around the country. CAROLINAS FIRE PAGE is 30 years old this month. There are three ways to…
"Whenever one is moved to awe by the beauty of creation, one is moved by God. God, the Creator of both the beauty, and of the inner feelings that excite the soul." ~ Rev. Wesley Granberg-Michaelson
A worthwhile listen... What Pete Thinks of Pronouns open.substack.com/pub/peteenns/p…
"For Christian leadership to be truly fruitful in the future, a movement from the moral to the mystical is required." @nouwensociety
"Spirituality is the ache for more: for connection, transcendence, meaning larger than what can be measured. Religion, at its best, is the wisdom gathered by people who have been following that ache for centuries." open.substack.com/pub/jasongedwa…
When fall meets winter at Valle Crucis Park ❄️🍂 Nature’s perfect transition captured in one magical moment. Video: Kenneth Reece/WataugaOnline #ValleCrucisPark #WataugaCounty #NCMountains #HighCountry #FallToWinter #NorthCarolina #MountainLife
"To perform the works of mercy becomes a dangerous practice.” Indeed, but this is what we are called to do.
Discover the Sermon on the Mount anew in this week's "Daily Meditations." tinyurl.com/5392e7ft To understand the Sermon on the Mount, we need to clarify where Jesus is leading us. It’s not to the old self on the old path, which would be non-conversion and non-enlightenment.
"To live within the contemplative tradition is not only to keep searching. It is also an invitation to evolve within and alongside it." ~ @cassidyhall
"Christian faith initially grew as a nonviolent spiritual movement of counter-imperial values. It promoted love, not war. Its primal creed elevated solidarity, not oppression and exclusion." A must (4 minute) read: cac.org/daily-meditati…
Magnificence is never easy to come by…
Unbelievable footage from NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters inside the eye of Hurricane Erin. Simply incredible.
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Cove Creek Fire Department (@covecreekfire) • Instagram photos and videos
Cove Creek Fire Department (@covecreekfire) • Instagram photos and videos
How to be a Mystic (According to the Mystics): lttr.ai/AhNgN #Contemplation #Prayer #Mysticism
"Love is the unified means by which we seek to affirm the good, and respond compassionately to the evil." ~ Carl McColman open.substack.com/pub/carlmccolm…
"Meditation: Pathway to Divine Love" ~ Dr. Jana Rentzel closerthanbreath.com/intro-to-cente…
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Intro to Centering Prayer: Opening to God’s Presence - Closer Than Breath
Meditation: Pathway to Divine Love In a world of increasing divisiveness and deception, it is becoming crucial that we rediscover our spiritual dimension and its energies, especially that of love....
“And what is the use of praying if at the very moment of prayer, we have so little confidence in God that we are busy planning our own kind of answer to our prayer?” –Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
You can’t play it safe and grow your faith. danreiland.com/5-truths-about… # via @danreiland
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