by Warren Howell | Apr 29, 2021 | Reflections
In celebration of National Poetry Month, here are five poems that awaken my sense of the Divine Presence in the world around me and in my life. WILD GEESE — Mary Oliver (American, 1935-2019) You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for...
by Warren Howell | Apr 7, 2021 | Prayers, Reflections
Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:28) ONE OF THE READINGS in many churches this coming Sunday is from John’s Gospel, wherein the surprising and risen Jesus shows up to the disciples in a pair of different instances a week apart. In both...
by Warren Howell | Oct 11, 2020 | Music & Words, Recordings
warrenhowell · Loving Shepherd – Chilcott (Andrew Howell, soloist / Charlotte Children’s Choir) Here’s a lovely setting of a prayerful text inspired by Psalm 23 for 3-part treble voices. This performance by the Charlotte Children’s Choir in...
by Warren Howell | Jul 1, 2020 | Recordings, Reflections
Guests of my life, You came in the early dawn, and you in the night. Your name was uttered by the Spring flowers and yours by the showers of rain. You brought the harp into my house and you brought the lamp. After you had taken your leave I found God’s...
by Warren Howell | May 22, 2020 | Reflections, Worship Matters
My life flows on in endless song; above earth’s lamentation, I hear the sweet, though far off hymn that hails a new creation. No storm can shake my inmost calm while to that Rock I’m clinging. Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing?...
