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Dealing with Contempt
I belong to a spiritual formation group that meets on Monday mornings. Five women gather on Zoom, first because of COVID restrictions and now because it is just easier to meet without traveling. We follow an outline provided by Renovare … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebration of Disciplines, Renovare, Richard Foster
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From My Reading – February
“As I see it, in other words, God acts in history and in your and my brief histories not as the puppeteer who sets the scene and works the strings but rather as the great director who no matter what … Continue reading
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Tagged Frederick Buechner, Henri Nouwen, Pema Chodron, Rachel Held, Rumi, Sage Cohen
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Chickens and Roosters – Guest Post by Coral Swieringa
A few weeks ago, I had some time free from caregiving, and walked through Dittos [a thrift shop]. I found a colorful metal rooster that I knew had to come home with me. There has been this connection in a … Continue reading
I’m Back – Part 3
January 27, 2022 was a momentous day! My blood draw earlier that month had revealed the news that the chemo might no longer be working to combat my multiple myeloma. If the numbers continued to get worse my oncologist had … Continue reading
I’m Back – part 2
On October 17, 2021, after a long absence from blogging, I posted “I’m Back” a piece about my experience with severe illness. Unfortunately, I wasn’t back for long. For several months, I have been undergoing chemotherapy for multiple myeloma, an … Continue reading
From My Reading – January, 2022
“If the early church preached and practiced what I preach and practice, would there be a church today?” (Dallas Willard). ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ “They [people in AA] also have slogans, which you can either dismiss as hopelessly … Continue reading
From My Reading – December
“I remember watching someone desperately pour out a question to my dad [Richard Foster]: “What do you do when your pursuing God feels empty and dry? What do you do when you’re lost in pain, mystery, and God seems completely … Continue reading
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From My Reading – November
“Here is the principle: We can only transform people to the degree that we have been transformed. We can only lead others as far as we ourselves have gone. We have no ability to affirm or to communicate to another … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian McLaren, Frederick Buechner, Richard Rohr
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