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Category Archives: Living as Apprentices
Slacktivism
LIVING AS APPRENTICES At a time when groups are publishing lists of words that should be banned from use, syndicated columnist Dana Milbank is supporting a new word: slacktivism. He defines it as a “uniquely American form of engagement in … Continue reading
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Word for the Year: Hope
MY JOURNEY I for one am very happy shut the door on 2014! While many lovely and some astonishing things happened in my life last year, I struggled to keep from wallowing in discouragement as violence, hunger, injustice, depravity, ignorance, greed, self-centeredness … Continue reading
Being Receivers not Givers
LIVING AS APPRENTICES The quote below is a Christmas gift from William Willimon to all those who take the Twelve Steps seriously. Here’s a spiritual formation re-write of the first three steps: “We admit we are powerless over our lives, … Continue reading
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Such a Strange Way to Save the World!
LIVING AS APPRENTICES I was washing dishes today (shades of Brother Lawrence!) when I heard a phrase in a Christmas CD that my son made for me in 1999. It had been background music, but something made me pay attention … Continue reading
People, Process, and Product – in the Church
LIVING AS APPRENTICES Marcus Lemonis was adopted from an orphanage in Beirut during the chaos of civil war and foreign invasions when he was 9 months old and grew up in Miami. Known as the “business turn-around king,” he settles business … Continue reading
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Dialogue with God
LIVING AS APPRENTICES Remarkable progress has been made in brain research in the last 20 years, particularly in the study of bilingual brains. We have learned that if a person is bilingual, both languages are active in the brain at … Continue reading
Everyone is an Artist
LIVING AS APPRENTICES Let’s play a game. Who do you think of when I write the word artist? Maybe Rembrandt, Grandma Moses, or Ansel Adams? How about Mozart or John Philips Sousa or Frank Sinatra or Paul McCartney? What … Continue reading
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What’s Your Tribe?
LIVING AS APPRENTICES What tribe do you belong to? If you live where I do, your original tribe was probably Dutch or English. Now our area is made up of many tribes attempting to share the same space. In an … Continue reading
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Tagged Apprentice of Jesus program, Krista Tippett, Seth Godin, tribes
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