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Category Archives: Living as Apprentices
“The Dones” – Spiritual Refugees
A new classification of church members is floating around: The Dones. According to Josh Packard, a professor of sociology at the University of Northern Colorado writing in the Summer, 2015 issue of Leadership Journal, recent studies categorize The Dones as … Continue reading
“The Family of the Lovers of God”
“The family that Jesus knows he belongs to and belongs to forever—and the family he wants everyone else to belong to—is the family of the lovers of God; it is this family that must spread all over the earth, and … Continue reading
Change!
“It is no wonder that Jesus used the word “Change!” as his dramatic opening line in the Gospels (Mk 1:15, Mt. 3:3) There is a necessary movement on each of our parts – probably one of many in our lives … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornelius, Jesus, moral rigidity, Peter, Richard Rohr, the Kingdom of God
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There’s a Boat!
People chatter, engines purr, and finally a large horn sounds. A BBC reporter “embedded” on a refugee rescue ship, funded by an American millionaire, joins the cry: “There’s a boat!” The adrenaline flows as he reports that a 15-20 meter … Continue reading
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Tagged Eritrea, immigrants to Europe; smuggling refugees
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Finding our Thin Places
On a blustery winter day several years ago, I stood on a sandy bluff on the western shore of Lake Michigan. The stormy waves crashing on the shore mirrored the stormy gray sky – and my mood. As I watched … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Julia Becker, Celtic Christianity, Christianity Today, Peter Gomes, thin places
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Fostering a Deeper Commitment
Nathan Foster recently admitted having a “broken ‘hoper’” – even when it comes to the Church. He says: “It doesn’t take many years of living life, watching the way things work out, the conclusions, the trends, the frailness and predicaments … Continue reading
A Space for Grace
I knew something was different when I calmly said, “I guess I’ll have to go to the gas station after all.” I had taken on the task of vacuuming my car because for weeks my husband had ignored my hints … Continue reading
My Blueberry Muffin Ministry
1 egg 1/2 C milk 1/4 C vegetable oil . . . The recipe is ingrained in my brain. It is my mother’s recipe for blueberry muffins. I make these muffins nearly every day. I get the bowls, spoons, measuring … Continue reading
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Tagged blueberry muffins, Dallas Willard, spiritual exercises, surrender, VIM
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