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Category Archives: Living as Apprentices
Being “Shadow-Defeaters”
In a recent letter in Compassion magazine, President and CEO, Santiago “Jimmy Mellado points out that Psalm 23 begins with the “paths of righteousness” — a sunny, warm and inviting atmosphere. Then David takes a sharp left turn as he … Continue reading
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Tagged Compassion International, Donald Trump, Jimmy Mellado, Psalm 23, the Light of the World
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A Real Story about Living in the Kingdom of God
An unexpected phone call this week changed everything in my life in 20 seconds. That call, along with a Daily Meditation for July 7 from Richard Rohr, took me a level or two deeper in understanding the nature of the … Continue reading
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Tagged God's will, Richard Rohr, unshakable kingdom
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Preparing for Freedom
The National Aquarium in Baltimore is preparing to release eight bottlenose dolphins into an environment that approximates their natural homes. All but one of the dolphins was born in an aquarium or zoological park. Nani, the eldest, was born in … Continue reading
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Tagged dolphins, heaven, National Aquarium, training to be like Jesus
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Seeing Beyond the “Vehicle that Carries Us”
“I had never understood before the invisibility of a human. How what we take to be a person is in fact a spirit we can never see. Not until I sat in that room, with the dead vehicle that had … Continue reading
God is in the Details
“The kingdom can feel like it’s shaking, but you know it’s unshakable. It’s the details that are shaky.” These wise words came across the internet from a dear friend recently in response to my description of our frazzled lives. I … Continue reading
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Random Noodlings
As we edge closer and closer to the 500th post on this blog, I am re-purposing a few posts that appeared in the very beginning. This one was first published on December 9, 2012. Random Noodling #1: I was listening to a … Continue reading
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