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Category Archives: Living as Apprentices
Saved by the Plumber
Last week was one of those weeks! It began with my husband gasping for breath which was followed by four full days in the hospital to treat his pneumonia once again. From the hurried drive to the emergency room to a bed … Continue reading
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Living as Apprentices Blog – News
Dear Followers, Since you get your notification about new blogs by e-mail, you probably rarely visit the blog itself. So I’d like to let you know about a new page that is debuting this week, Book Recommendations. I love books, … Continue reading
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Loving our Lepers
One of the most moving stories about St. Francis of Assisi involves his revulsion for lepers. This revulsion is understandable since lepers were ostracized from society and most often were dirty and smelly and disfigured. One day Francis came across … Continue reading
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“A Life Well Lived for Christ”
When my parents and I appeared on a now long-defunct TV show, (so defunct I cannot remember the name of the show ) in New York City, the host was quite amused at having a nine-year-old from Michigan in the audience. In his … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of the Saviour, Elizabeth O'Connor, Eugene Peterson, James Bryan Smith, Richard Stearns, the Apprentice Series, The Good and Beautiful Life
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Angel Unaware
I sat in the Social Security Office nervously anticipating my first appointment in the retirement process. The room was crowded and noisy – my least favorite environment. I first saw her through a window. She climbed carefully down the steps … Continue reading
Living in Counterpoint
Mohammad Fairouz is a young composer whose opera and symphonies have been performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and The Kennedy Center. His 11 albums include Native Informant, In The Shadow of No Towers, Poems and Prayers, and, most recently, Follow, … Continue reading
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Live off the Grid?
This week I wondered for the first time if it might be easier living “off the grid.” Wouldn’t it be more comfortable not knowing about Middle East intrigue, teeming refugee camps, and capsized boats full of desperate immigrants? Wouldn’t it … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, cops and black males, Freddie Gray, Jesus, off the grid, suffering
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Choosing Abundance
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; “I came that they [the sheep] may have life, and have it abundantly” John 10: 10 (NRSV). Were you raised in an atmosphere of abundance or scarcity? In my family, while finances were … Continue reading
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