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One of Karen's favorite quotes is: "Whatever job we get and whatever task we are assigned can serve as a container for grace" (Eugene Peterson in "Practical Resurrection"). We pray that the words and sentences on this blog may also serve as "containers of grace" for its readers.
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Going Deeper with God – “This is Not Your Battle to Fight”
Eugene Peterson’s book Eat this Book teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it, and then put it to use in practical ways. Our Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. These stories from the battlefields of … Continue reading
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Living in Realistic Optimism: Hope
When I worked for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, I collaborated on educational programming with a psychologist who taught “realistic optimism.” He encouraged people to be practical about coping with their diagnosis, dealing with symptoms, and planning their futures. For … Continue reading
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Tagged Hope changes everything, Reinhold Niebuhr, serenity prayer, Twelve Steps
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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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‘Tis a Gift to Be Simple – Thanksgiving, 2014
LIVING AS APPRENTICES I was in the process of sending an on-line card to some friends for Thanksgiving Day when I ran across the song Simple Gifts. This lilting melody always charms me and creates a longing for simpler living, simpler … Continue reading
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Tagged Joseph Brackett, Shakers, Simple Gifts, Thanksgiving
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Ten Thousand Views
LivingasApprentices reached 10,000 views on August 23. (This does not mean 10,000 viewers – most viewers view more than one post when the check out the blog.) Thanks to all of you who have joined the journey of becoming like … Continue reading
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When Helping Hurts
LIVING AS APPRENTICES I have shared a lot recently about my life as a co-dependent enabler. I talk about the years in my past when I (subconsciously) sought out needy people with the goal of “fixing” them. I point out … Continue reading
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Tagged Enabling, On Being, Seane Corn
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Where are You? (Revisited)
Note: Recently I was poking around in the archives of this blog and noticed the following blog, published on January 21, 2013. I’m re-posting it now because this blog has many new readers who might not have seen it. My … Continue reading
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Let the Little Children Come unto Me?
I’M JUST SAYIN’ Many Americans are incensed about the flood of undocumented children and teens crossing the Texas/Mexico border and are calling for them all to be “sent back.” Consider the following: 1. Many of these children have been sent … Continue reading
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Tagged Central American migrants to US; the Christian response to immigration, undocumented children
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