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From my Reading – February
“We should honor the gifts of the mind to understand and make sense of religious experience. A framework of convictions provides a circumference for the practice of faith. For instance, I’ll sign on to a declaration proclaiming God is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Father Greg Boyle, Kristin Lin, Madeleine L'Engle, Malconm Guite, Meister Eckhart, Wes Granberg-Michaelson
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From My Reading – January
“Jesus never told us to put our trust in the larger institutions of culture or even the church. That doesn’t mean they are bad or that we should abandon them, but we must recognize that they are also subject to … Continue reading
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From My Reading – December
“We are to be grateful not just in the good times, but also in the bad times; to be grateful not just in plenty, but also in need; to maintain thankfulness not just in laughter, but also through tears and … Continue reading
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From My Reading – October
“My story is important not because it is mine, God knows, but because if I tell it anything like right, the chances are you will recognize that in many ways it is also yours. Maybe nothing is more than important … Continue reading
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Tagged Audre Lorde, Becca Stevens, Frederick Buechner, Pema Chodron, Richard Rohr, Valerie Kaur
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On Turning 80
I now have a habit of posting every five years about “turning” a certain age. On October 4, I will turn 80. I never thought I would reach 80. When I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2014, my life … Continue reading
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From My Reading – September
“Words written fifty years ago, a hundred years ago, a thousand years ago, can have as much of this power today as ever they had it then to come alive for us and in us and to make us more … Continue reading
A New Heart and a New Spirit
“A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove from your body a heart of stone, and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26. Recently I was told … Continue reading
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