by superadmin | Jan 21, 2016 | Epiphany Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
The Rev. Dr. Han van den Blink St. Paul’s Church, Troy Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be moved, and though the mountains be toppled into the depth of the sea. Psalm 46:2 continuation of January 20th post I later wrote about that moment of trauma...
by superadmin | Jan 20, 2016 | Epiphany Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
The Rev. Dr. Han van den Blink St. Paul’s Church, Troy God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 The Greek word trauma means wound. In our time the word trauma has come to describe an extremely distressing and harrowing personal or...
by superadmin | Jan 19, 2016 | Epiphany Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
The Rev. Dr. Han van den Blink St. Paul’s Church, Troy Your word is a lantern to my feet and a light upon my path. Psalm 119:105 Only more recently have I come to see that my being pulled inwardly between belief in a transcendent God and a more sacramental...
by superadmin | Jan 18, 2016 | Epiphany Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
The Rev. Dr. Han van den Blink St. Paul’s Church, Troy Lord, I love the house in which you dwell and the place where your glory abides. Psalm 26:8 When I was asked in 1985 to teach pastoral care courses at Colgate Rochester Divinity School, which was at that time in...
by superadmin | Jan 16, 2016 | Epiphany Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
The Rev. Dr. Han van den Blink St. Paul’s Church, Troy Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me under the shadow of your wings, from the wicked who assault me, from my deadly enemies who surround me. Psalm 17:8-9 Looking back at my time in Indonesia the frightening...
