The Talking Mountain

Posted by on Jan 10, 2012 in From the Heart of the Mountain | 1 comment Download MP3 Version: The Talking Mountain (40) The old man sat calmly at the foot of the granite mountain, patiently waiting for his mind, soul and breath to grow still and silent so that he could once again hear the voice of God.  The long and winding path leading to the clearing at the base of the mountain seemed longer and more difficult to navigate with each passing year, but the...
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The Tree That Would Be King

Posted by on Dec 19, 2011 in From the Heart of the Mountain | 2 comments Download MP3 Version: The Tree That Would Be King (121) The storm was truly the fiercest and most savage that any of the trees of the forest had ever experienced in all of their years.  The rain poured down upon them bending their bows with the weight of the water.  Hail fell with such ferocious force that it ripped holes through their leaves and broke small twigs from their branches. The...
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The King’s Way

Posted by on Nov 4, 2011 in From the Heart of the Mountain | 1 comment Download MP3 Version: The Kings Way (151) The boys living in the small village on the furthest edge of kingdom were quite bewildered when a uniformed messenger riding an ornately decorated horse handed them each a large envelope with their name written on it in calligraphy and sealed with wax bearing the imprint of the king’s signet ring.  Each boy stood motionless as the messenger rode...
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TRADITIONS, TRADITIONS!

Posted by on Oct 26, 2011 in From the Heart of the Mountain | 1 comment                           From the Mountain Ministry Seeking the Source of Life and the Word 524 Westwind DriveMuskegon,MI49445 231-744-6369 TRADITION, TRADITION! By Glenn McWilliams One of the most precious memories of my childhood is that of the occasional family slide show.  Every now and then, on a quiet winter night, when the sky grew dark, my father would dig to the back...
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2011 September Newsletter

Posted by on Sep 4, 2011 in From the Heart of the Mountain | 5 comments Dear Brothers and Sisters, As the appointed times and holy rehearsals of the seventh biblical month approach, there is much to be done.  Yom Kippurim is of particular importance.  The Hebrew word kefar (kof, fey, resh) means “cover or covering.”  On Yom Kippurim, the “Day of Coverings,” YHWH commanded an elaborate ritual of sacrifice and offerings in order to make a “covering” not...
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Not the Thought but the Thinker

Posted by on Jul 26, 2011 in From the Heart of the Mountain | 1 comment I closed my eyes for prayer.  I stilled my mind, and slowed my breath and waited for the Father to speak.  Soon I found myself deep within a forest.  The density of the forest made it difficult to determine the time of day.  The dampness and coolness of the air and the density of the fog, made me believe that it was still morning.  Little specks and ribbons of light filtered softly through...
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