Author Archives: mhrockness

Silence

Posted on April 28, 2017

                         “He is so gentle and patient with them, the blessed Spirit of God.”                        Journal 1898 Silence.  My copy … Continue reading →

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A Way of Seeing

Posted on October 3, 2016

                                          “Many things begin with seeing in this world of ours.”                   … Continue reading →

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Vocation

Posted on September 20, 2016

“God only knows the endless possibilities that lie folded in each of us.”    Parables of the Cross Possibilities. How do we choose our path(s) when different vocational possibilities seem to pull us in different directions?  How was Lilias Trotter’s … Continue reading →

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Lilias Trotter Symposium

Posted on August 17, 2016

      Lilias Trotter Symposium – Thursday, September 15, 2016 All events will be held in the Barrows Auditorium, Billy Graham Center on the campus of Wheaton College.  There is no cost to attend. Advance registration is requested, but … Continue reading →

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Dreamers Dreaming Greatly

Posted on June 3, 2016

  “Before us all dawned, I think a new horizon – of the glory of the task to which God has called us – a glory in its every hardness & in the sense that we are working for the … Continue reading →

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Resources: By and About Lilias Trotter

Posted on January 28, 2016

The film, Many Beautiful Things, has introduced Lilias Trotter to many people for the first time, raising questions and queries about her life and legacy.  What did her work in North Africa really involve?  What specific approaches did she use … Continue reading →

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Parables of the Cross

Posted on October 10, 2015

It is in the stages of a plant’s growth, its budding and blossoming and seed-bearing that this lesson has come to me:  the lesson of death in its delivering power.  It has come as no mere far-fetched imagery, but as … Continue reading →

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