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Category Archives: Living as Apprentices
The Value of Powerlessness
“Power, according to Jesus and the Trinity, is not something to be “grasped at” (see Philippians 2:6-7). I don’t need to cling to my title, my uniform, my authorship, or whatever other trappings I use to make myself feel powerful … Continue reading
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Tagged powerlessness, Richard Rohr, silence, solitude
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Lessons from a Cactus Plant
For many years one of my most beloved treasures has been a large cactus plant. Quite nondescript for most of the year, it burst into a riot of color in late November and early December. It had so many blossoms … Continue reading
Posted in Karen's journey, Living as Apprentices
Tagged cactus, expectations, faith, Richard Foster, simplicity
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Being the Church
Recently I read an article in the March issue of Christianity Today that made me want to stand up, throw my hat in the air, and holler AMEN!” In an excerpt from his book The Benedict Option, Rod Dreher says: … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts, changing the church, Christianity Today, churches as communities
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Brilliant Mind; Fiery Heart
This blog now contains nearly 620 posts. I am re-posting this slightly revised blog from November, 2015 on Easter Sunday because a brilliant mind and a fiery heart are both requirements for “resurrection living.“ There they all were, more than a … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesuits, passionate discipleship, resurrection
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Becoming “Bridge People”
Twenty-six years ago, when I married my African-American husband, I had no idea how hard it would be for us to communicate. We were as different as we could be: racially, socially, educationally, and personally. He is a big picture … Continue reading
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Tagged civil conversation, Heather McGhee, Krista Tippett, Matt Kibbe, On Being radio program
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Do You Have an Anchor-Hold?
Long ago, I was taught that reading fiction requires “suspending our disbelief.” Today we have to suspend our belief so that we can determine what is fiction. Perhaps in 2017, we can call truth a “shape-shifter,” transforming its form at … Continue reading
Long Lost Family
“The message of the Bible is that the human race is a band of exiles trying to come home”(Tim Keller in Prodigal God). One of my favorite shows is Long Lost Family (Sunday evenings on TLC). The show was created to help … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, birth parents, Long Lost Family, the Body of Christ
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