Monthly Archives: November 2019

A Smaller Life

Posted on November 28, 2019 by livingasapprentices

“Today, at age 76 — as I weather the autumn of my own life — I find nature a trustworthy guide. It’s easy to fixate on everything that goes to ground as time goes by: the disintegration of a relationship, … Continue reading →

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Going Deeper with God – Living through Good and Bad (Ecclesiastes 7:13-14)

Posted on November 21, 2019 by livingasapprentices

In Eat this Book, Eugene Peterson teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it and then put it to use in practical ways. Our early Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. Ecclesiastes 7:13-14 re- … Continue reading →

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“It Wasn’t So Bad!”

Posted on November 14, 2019 by livingasapprentices

Did you ever wish you could recognize holy moments in time to live fully in them?  I had an opportunity to do just that this week in the most unlikely place – the flu clinic at the doctor’s office. As … Continue reading →

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From My Reading – November

Posted on November 8, 2019 by livingasapprentices

“All the great saints in history about whom I have read have been people who were so passionately in love with God that they were completely free to love other people in a deep, affective way, without any strings attached. True … Continue reading →

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The Battle of the Newspaper

Posted on November 1, 2019 by livingasapprentices

It’s only a thin daily paper, maybe 12-15 pages many of which are filled with ads. But for years, I have faithfully read the Holland Sentinel – when it was not so good journalism and now that it is pretty … Continue reading →

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