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Category Archives: Living as Apprentices
Teachable Moments
It seems I am incapable of sharing anything with anyone without turning it into a “teach- able” moment. I usually consider that a gift, but I am well aware that it can become tedious as well. Still I persist. Here are … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Seuss, James Thurber, Joan Chittister, Teachable moment
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“What am I when I am not what I used to do?”
Did you ever have the experience of finding just the right book at just the right time? It happens to me quite often. This time the book is The Gift of Years, Growing Older Gracefully by Joan Chittister. The second … Continue reading
Remember, We Win!
James Bryan Smith, author of the Apprentice Series (The Good and Beautiful books) has just released another glorious book, Hidden in Christ, Living as God’s Beloved. It is a de- votional based on Colossians 3: 1-17, a passage Apprentices are … Continue reading
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Tagged "Hidden in Christ - Living as God's Beloved", Epistle to the Colossians, God wins!, James Bryan Smith
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The Devil’s Camouflage
“The devil’s secret is camouflage. The devil’s job is to look very moral! It has to look like we are defending some great purpose or cause, like “making the world safe for democracy” or “keeping the bad people off the … Continue reading
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Tagged Richard Rohr, Thomas Aquinas
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Mistaken Identity
In the summer of 2009, Neda Agha-Soltan became the face of the Iranian Green Revolution after her tragic death by gunshot was caught on cell phone camera and uploaded onto YouTube for the whole world to see. The international media rushed … Continue reading
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Tagged Becoming like Jesus, Death of Neda Agha-Soltan, mistaken identity, Neda Soltani, our false self
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Balancing the Inward/Outward Journey
As a happy introvert who is very comfortable living with books and plants and, yes, TV, I am horrified and convicted by this quote by Jean Vanier, one of Henry Nouwen’s mentors. “Community can be a terrible place because it … Continue reading
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Tagged Extraversion and introversion, Jean Vanier, L'Arche, Spiritual gift
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Remembering my Father
The following is a devotional I wrote for Words of Hope, a devotional booklet published by Words of Hope in Grand Rapids, MI whose mission is to help build the Church world-wide through media. It is one of seven devotionals … Continue reading
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Tagged Father's Day Reflection, Memorial Day, POW camp, Rowland Koskamp, World War II
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The Power of Now – Thoughts from Richard Rohr
This reflection from Richard Rohr is deeply packed with how/why we are to grab on to “Now.” I am such a creature of time that “now” is usually gone before I notice it or arrives with projections I have placed on it long ago … Continue reading
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Tagged Power of Now, Richard Rohr, The Sacrament of the Present Moment
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