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Advent – The Arrival of Peace
Advent, from the Latin word adventus meaning arrival, is the four – week period prior to Christmas Day when we watch, behold, prepare, and rejoice in the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The past year has been seen the … Continue reading
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Keeping Open the Doors of our Hearts
This blog now contains over 560 posts. The post below first appeared in November, 2012. I am sharing it again because it is appropriate for us to remember in a time of racial division. The following quote is by Howard Thurman, … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged Howard Thurman, Loving Others, Martin Luther King, nonviolence, social change
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More about the Living as Apprentices Blog
In 2012 I took a class at Western Seminary in Holland, Michigan titled Writing as an Act of Faith. Little did I know that four years later I would have my own blog with an archive of more than 560 … Continue reading
Advent – The Arrival of Hope
Advent, from the Latin word adventus meaning “arrival,” is the four – week period prior to Christmas Day when we watch, behold, prepare, and rejoice in the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The past year has been seen the … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, David, Hope, Jesus the Messiah, Psalm 16
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Going Deeper with God – “Show Me Your Glory” (Exodus 33)
In his book 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 Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. In this … Continue reading
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Tagged Exodus, God's glory, Moses
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From My Reading – Grace and Gratitude
Grace is God giving us everything we need (and even what we don’t know we need) without expectations. This grace is the foundation of God’s relationship with each of us. Grace is a gift. We cannot earn it. Therefore we can … Continue reading
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Tagged Br. David Steindl-Rast, Eugene Peterson, Flannery O'Connor, Gordon McDonald, grace, gratitude, Philip Yancey, The Apostle Paul
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How Did We Get Here? – A Perspective on the 2016 Election
“How did we get here?” is a question I have heard often in the weeks since Donald Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States. “What do we do now?” is the next question. The two quotes … Continue reading
Sundown – By Guest Blogger, Coral Swieringa
A journey can be an actual trip or it can be a pathway to spiritual or emotional growth. It can describe the change of a relationship, the sharing or ending of a marriage, the details of a career, the recognition … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's disease, healing prayer, long-term care
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