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In Memory
LIVING AS APPRENTICES On the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Rwanda Genocide and to remember the victims of the current atrocities on humanity in Syria: “The salvation of man from humiliation, enslavement, and ignorance will come not by revolutions, … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War in Syria, Genocide in Rwanda, Leo Tolystoy
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Writing: Recycling Life
Writing as an Act of Faith What makes a writer write? Passion? Pride? An assignment? Financial desperation? All of the above, perhaps. But sometimes we write because writing through the gunk and griefs of life may not only ease our … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Anon, Alcoholism, Beginning with Me, why we write
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Splash in the Puddles of Joy
My Journey I lost the magic of life at a very young age. Bereft by the loss of her chaplain husband from friendly fire during WWII, my mother spiraled the two of us through cycles of depression and grief and … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity Today, holiness, joy, N.D. Wilson
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Moving on Down the Road
My Journey Hundreds of books have now been purged, given away, or moved (bag by bag, box by box over the last two weeks) from the church office to my “work-in-progress” home office. My plants also have been ferried to … Continue reading
Giving up the Need to Know
Living as Apprentices In my teaching (currently about the 12 steps and spiritual formation) I have often seen people blocked from intimacy with God by their inability to stop asking questions. My freedom came with the understanding that if I … Continue reading
“I can help you with that!”
Living as Apprentices We were talking about the Holy Spirit. One person in the group said, “For a long time I didn’t know a lot about the Holy Spirit. Now I do, but I don’t often remember to ask for … Continue reading
Inspiration for the Journey
Living as Apprentices Some quotes for Lent: “Remember that the ashes on your forehead are created from the burnt palms of last Palm Sunday. New beginnings invariably come from old false things that are allowed to die.” Richard Rohr You … Continue reading
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A False Litmus Test
Quotes I so appreciate Kayla McClurg’s approach to the concept of “born again” that I can’t help but quote the entire lesson as it appears in the Inward/Outward blog from The Church of the Savior. I have heard many Christians … Continue reading
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