Category Archives: From My Reading…

These posts over the years reflect readings that Karen has noted are “my favorite words to live by”.

From My Reading – August

Posted on August 15, 2023 by livingasapprentices

“The beginning is always today” (Mary Wollstonecraft). ♦  ♦  ♦  ♦  ♦ “Hope makes room for love in the world. We can all share it, we can all believe in it, even if we are radically different in every other … Continue reading →

Posted in From My Reading... | 2 Comments

From My Reading – July

Posted on July 4, 2023 by livingasapprentices

“The beginning is always today” (Mary Wollstonecraft). ♦  ♦  ♦  ♦  ♦ “Hope makes room for love in the world. We can all share it, we can all believe in it, even if we are radically different in every other … Continue reading →

Posted in From My Reading... | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

From My Reading – June

Posted on June 10, 2023 by livingasapprentices

“In his prayer for the church in John 17 Jesus seems to say that the church’s whole project of communicating the love of God to the world hangs on believers being one, not just in our invisible unity while visibly … Continue reading →

Posted in From My Reading... | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on From My Reading – June

From My Reading – May

Posted on May 12, 2023 by livingasapprentices

“The way of the cross looks like failure. In fact, we could say that Christianity is about how to win by losing, how to let go creatively, how the only real ascent is descent. We need to be more concerned with … Continue reading →

Posted in From My Reading... | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on From My Reading – May

From My Reading – April

Posted on April 16, 2023 by livingasapprentices

“For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person … Continue reading →

Posted in From My Reading... | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on From My Reading – April

From My Reading – March

Posted on March 3, 2023 by livingasapprentices

“The most important thing to remember is this: to be ready at any moment to give up what you are for what you might become” (W.E.B. Du Bois). ♦      ♦    ♦    ♦    ♦ “The prophets … Continue reading →

Posted in From My Reading... | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on From My Reading – March

From my Reading – February

Posted on February 5, 2023 by livingasapprentices

“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 →

Posted in From My Reading... | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on From my Reading – February

From My Reading – January

Posted on January 7, 2023 by livingasapprentices

“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 →

Posted in From My Reading... | Comments Off on From My Reading – January