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Sit and Enjoy the Stillness
“When productivity is our main way of overcoming self-doubt, we are extremely vulnerable to rejection and criticism and prone to inner anxiety and depression. Productivity can never give the deep sense of belonging we crave. The more we produce, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam: God's Beloved, Henri Nouwen, L'Arch, productivity
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Moving Days
So . . . once again we have moved. It wasn’t far – about a tenth of a mile from one building to another, from an upper level apartment to a ground floor apartment, but it took all the energy … Continue reading
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From My Reading
My brain is in a fog. My attempt to post on this blog twice a week has dribbled down to no times a week. We are in the midst of a move to a ground level apartment. The fourteen stairs … Continue reading
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From My Reading
“Our sociology is predictably derived from, legitimated by, and reflective of our theology. And if we gather around a static god of order who only guards the interests of the “haves,” oppression cannot be far behind. Conversely, if a God … Continue reading
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Tagged Frederick Buechner, Henri Nouwen, Junius B. Dotson, Walter Brueggemann
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Where I’m From
The idea for this post comes from a crowd-sourced poem created by poet Kwame Alexander from 1400 poems on the topic of “Where I’m From” sent in by listeners of “Morning Edition,” a morning radio show on NPR. Here’s my … Continue reading
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From My Reading
“Detachment is often understood as letting loose of what is attractive. But it sometimes also requires letting go of what is repulsive. You can indeed become attached to dark forces such as resentment and hatred. As long as you seek … Continue reading
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Tagged Frederick Buechner, Henri Nouwen, Michael Gerson, Richard Foster
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Countering Donald J. Trump’s Fantasies and Lies
Even passing attention to the news media will make us realize that life everywhere in 2019 is hard. If you, like me and many of my friends, watch, listen to or read a lot about American politics and international disasters … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump's lies and fantasies, G7 Summit, Lawrence O'Donnell, Michael Mann, The Last Word
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Making History
This post was first published on May 5, 2013. Today on the NPR program Morning Edition, historian Charles Emerson was discussing his new book 1913. He made a comment that literally stopped me in my tracks to reach for a pen and paper: … Continue reading
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Tagged Dallas Willard, Morning Edition, NPR, VIM
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