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Our Last Freedom
“We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be … Continue reading
In His Steps
Richard Rohr makes an educated but bold claim when he says, “I believe Jesus and the Twelve Steps of A.A. are saying the same things but with different vocabulary” (Breathing Under Water, Spirituality and the Twelve Steps). He then shares … Continue reading
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Tagged Breathing Under Water, Matthew 20, Richard Rohr, The Twelve Steps
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Going Deeper with God – Matthew 6:19-26
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 early Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. In this passage from … Continue reading
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Tagged Kingdom of God, Matt. 6, The Spiritual Formation Bible
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Living in Gratitude – Part 1 “I’m Grateful for Pain”
The November holiday of Thanksgiving in the United States is offers us a time to reflect on the grace of God in our lives. This series will focus on the fact that gratitude is the rock of our faith; if … Continue reading
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Tagged C.S. Elliot, Elisabeth Elliot, Gerald Sittser, gratitude, pain, Paul Brand, Philip Yancey, Tim Keller
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From My Reading
“Abundance does not happen automatically. It is created when we have the sense to choose community, to come together to celebrate and share our common store. Whether the scarce resource is money or love or power or words, the true … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth O'Connor, Evelyn Underhill, Kayla McClurg, Parker Palmer
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Talking to “my Ladies”
I parked the car, looked around, and got out, grateful that I had found a parking place in front of the house. I put the Social Research Center sign in the windshield as instructed, locked my purse in the trunk, … Continue reading
Going Deeper: Luke 22 54-60; Acts 2: 5-12
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 early Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. These passages from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts, Henry Blackaby, Peter
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Our One Thing
“What is our one thing? Of all that keeps us from wholeheartedly following him, what most blocks us and gives us grief? What do we possess that, in truth, possesses us? Likely it’s something good in right measure, but something we have come … Continue reading
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Tagged Kayla McClurg, Mark 10, the rich young ruler
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