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Monthly Archives: June 2022
The Muddiness of our Lives
“Even when we are in the thick muddiness of our pain, despair, and tenderness, we can grow through it as long as we are alive and present enough to bear witness ” (Alex Elle). “Sometimes what people see as darkness … Continue reading
The World Needs our Help
Nearly 60 years ago, I received a letter from my twin cousins who were attending college in Florida. They were very involved with sit-ins in restaurants and “five and dime” stores to encourage management to allow black people to visit … Continue reading
From My Reading – June
“The only people who grow in truth are those who are humble and honest. This is traditional Christian doctrine and is, in effect, the maxim of Alcoholics Anonymous. Without those two qualities—humility and honesty—we just don’t grow. If we try … Continue reading
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Tagged Christina Baldwin, Henry Nouwen, Ikkyu, Illia Deo, Isabel Wilkerson, John Wesley, Kent Nerburn
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Living as Apprentices 