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Tag Archives: Breathing Under Water
2016, Crossing the Threshold – Editing our Lives
We have crossed the threshold from 2015 to 2016. We are on the brink, at the dawn, on the verge of a new year. As singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer says, “At a threshold there’s often a moment where what is old … Continue reading
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Tagged Breathing Under Water, Fr. Richard Rohr, John 15: 1-6, living consciously, making 2016 significant, pruning, Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
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In His Steps
Richard Rohr makes an educated but bold claim when he says, “I believe Jesus and the Twelve Steps of A.A. are saying the same things but with different vocabulary” (Breathing Under Water, Spirituality and the Twelve Steps). He then shares … Continue reading
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Tagged Breathing Under Water, Matthew 20, Richard Rohr, The Twelve Steps
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Becoming a Wounded Healer – Part 1
“Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken my off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy. Psalm 30;5 b; 11-12 (NRSV) What does the word broken … Continue reading
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