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Tag Archives: Barbara Brown Taylor
Falling in Love with Jesus
This blog contains more than 550 posts. The post below first appeared in April, 2013. I am sharing it again because it transformation is the first concern of apprentices of Jesus and of their churches. Last night I discovered a book … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Brown Taylor, discipleship, nondiscipleship, transformation, works righteousness
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When Work Becomes a Prayer – Part 5 of Live Your Calling, by Coral Swieringa, Guest Blogger
When I was a child, a small set of carved tools lay on our piano, some of my Grandfather’s carvings which my Dad had inherited. Grandpa was quite a carver, and one of his many pieces found a home at … Continue reading →
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Tagged An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor, carving, David Linwood Calhoun, Eucharist
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“To Whom Can We Go”
It’s a heavy time we live in. And this is a heavy blog. But we don’t get to ignore what we don’t want to know. Jesus walked in the muck and shadows of his world. We must do the same. But … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Brown Taylor, BBC World Service, polio, Syrian refugees
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When Our Will “Spills into the Will of God”
Last night I discovered a book on my shelf . . . one I had bought so I wouldn’t forget to buy it – and then forgot to read. What a treat to read far into the night from Barbara Brown Taylor‘s … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Brown Taylor, Dallas Willard, disciples
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