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Choices – Beginning Again
For the next few months, this blog will occasionally look at the concept of choice. It is true that “Life is a sum of all your choices.” But do we even realize that every response involves a choice, that we … Continue reading
Letting Go for Lent – Enabling
We have entered the season of Lent, a period of 40 days before Easter when Christians traditionally lament over their sins and then, in response, choose something to give up such as chocolate or Facebook or alcohol. The idea is to daily … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond Codependence, codependence, Codependence No More, Enabling, helping, Melodie Beattie
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Going Deeper with God – Passing the Peace
Eugene Peterson’s book Eat this Book 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. These passages from the New Testament … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus, Kayla McClurg, passing the peace, peace, prayer of examen, shalom
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Perspectives on Choice
For the next few months, this blog will occasionally look at the concept of choice. It is true that “Life is a sum of all your choices.” But do we even realize that every response involves a choice, that we … Continue reading
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Letting Go for Lent – Control
We have entered the season of Lent, a period of 40 days before Easter when Christians traditionally lament over their sins and then, in response, choose something to give up such as chocolate or Facebook or alcohol. The idea is to … Continue reading
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Tagged control, Jesus, Lent, Let Go and Let God, powerlessness, the Twelves steps
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From My Reading
“In reality, we don’t first find ourselves, then participate in relationships. Instead, we were made to know our true selves in relationships. Catholic philosopher Charles Taylor puts it this way: “No one acquires the languages needed for self-definition on their … Continue reading
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Tagged Alissa Wilkinson, Christianity Today, Dallas Willard, The Justice Calling, The Serenity Prayer, Trevor Hudson
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Creating a Sacred Space
“We yearn for rest, and our souls hunger to be fed, yet we seldom give ourselves permission to respond to these yearnings.” The answer to this dilemma, say authors Gerrie l. Grimsley and Jane J. Young,* is to create a … Continue reading
What is Spiritual Formation?
If you are interested in the general topic of Spiritual Formation, you might want to check out 14 entries I have written for the Daily Devotional booklet, Words of Hope (from February 1, 2016 to February 14. You can find … Continue reading
Living as Apprentices 