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Category Archives: Living as Apprentices
Breaking Community
A few weeks ago, a small group I am familiar with experienced a series of “us vs. them” moments. Group members began judging and criticizing others and those who saw themselves as “them” became defensive. The feeling of community that was developing in the group … Continue reading
Dangerously Deceived – David Platt
“According to the research, almost half of Americans are ‘born-again Christians.’ But out of this group, researchers found that their beliefs and lifestyles are virtually indistinguish- able from the rest of the world around them. Many of these ‘born-again Christians’ … Continue reading
Breathing Under Water – Part 7
“Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” Step 5 of The Twelve Steps. When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night … Continue reading
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Tagged forgiveness, Fr. Richard Rohr, spiritual formation, The Twelve Steps
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Breathing Under Water – Part 6
“Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” Step 4 of The Twelve Steps Many years ago, I enrolled in a two-year counseling program with the goal of becoming a certified substance abuse counselor. Never mind that I was a self-satisfied enabler and codependent; … Continue reading
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Tagged Breathing Underwater: Spirituality and the 12 Steps, Richard Rohr
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Easter Reflection – Karen Salsberry, CSJ
I will not die but live and declare the deeds of our God. Ps 118:17 Has there ever been a time in your life when you were afraid . . . fearful . . . fearful of the unknown around you … Continue reading
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Tagged Empty tomb, Resurrection of Jesus
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God is Already There
“God is already there” is a statement we often use when we are planning something new or thinking with some anxiety about the future. But sometimes we can’t see the reality of that statement until after the fact. The following … Continue reading
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Tagged Appprentice Series, Good and Beautiful Community, Good and Beautiful God, Good and Beautiful Life, James Bryan Smith, transformation
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A Sad Day
I just learned that Gordon Cosby, one of the giants of the spiritual formation movement since 1947 and founder of Church of the Savior in Washington D.C., died yesterday at the age of 95. It is a wonderful day for … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of the Savior, discipleship, Gordon Cosby, inward journey/outward journey
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Love will Prevail
“The following words were spoken aboard ship by army chaplain Russell Stroup, just days before reaching the South Pacific during the Second World War. He spoke to soldiers and sailors who were about to enter combat, to fight and die. In … Continue reading
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