by Shini Abraham | Nov 22, 2016 | Treasures in Darkness
A friend wrote me about my book recently. “Your words, like your doodles, are intricate and full of twists and turns, looking this way and that, inside and out, up and down, through and through…” she said. That reminded me of a cold, grey day in...
by Shini Abraham | Oct 9, 2016 | Articles
The Hebrew word selah appears 70+ times in the Hebrew Bible. Three times in the book of Habakkuk, the rest of the time in the Psalms. The meaning of this word is uncertain – it may be a musical or liturgical term. Some believe that selah is a conjunction that...
by Shini Abraham | Sep 10, 2016 | Treasures in Darkness
Lectio Divina (Latin for “divine reading”) is a simple but powerful method of praying with Scripture that engages with four disciplines – reading, meditation, prayer and contemplation. The practice of Lectio Divina was first established in the 6th century by...
by Shini Abraham | Aug 14, 2016 | Treasures in Darkness
Why do we bow our heads or kneel when we pray? Why do we reach upwards with our arms or bring our palms together? Or reach out with both hands and open up our hands in a receiving gesture? Does body posture really matter? Hand gestures and body posture communicate in...
by Shini Abraham | Jul 21, 2016 | Articles
As the second anniversary of my Dad’s home-going comes around, I find myself thinking a lot about death – dying, dealing with death, grief, mourning, etc. The well known Kübler-Ross model of grief identifies five stages of the grieving process: denial, anger,...
by Shini Abraham | Jul 14, 2016 | Articles
Here are some ramblings from my journey… Still exploring, still learning, still seeking deeper understanding, still growing… Within the context of a loving relationship, conversation is the thing that keeps us connected, interacting, engaged,...
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