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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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Tag Archives: Dallas Willard
Lamps, Lifeboats and Ladders
How can I be a life-giving presence in a world that is so desperate for love and compassion? How can I even begin to serve the broken people whom I hear and read about? Dallas Willard, spiritual leader and author … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ-like love, Dallas Willard, Rumi
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From my Reading
“In light of today’s information overload, people are looking for a few clear certitudes by which to define themselves. . . . We cannot settle today’s confusion by pretending to have absolute and certain answers. But we must not give up … Continue reading
From My Reading
“There was a genius about the American Founding and the emergence of American democratic politics. That genius lay in no small part in the recognition that the Republic was as susceptible to human passions and frustrations as human beings themselves. … Continue reading
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Tagged " Jon Meacham, Dallas Willard, Henri Nouwen, Nathan Foster, Renovare, Richard Rohr, The Soul of America
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Becoming Me
“‘The most important thing God gets out of your life is the person you become’ (Dallas Willard). The person you become is largely unseen, although that person is constantly leaking out of your facial expressions, body language, and tone of … Continue reading
From My Reading
Brother Lawrence was a mustard seed man, a simple cook who trained for years to hold God in his mind until it became routine, second nature, a holy habit — the mature tree. We can learn to live in his … Continue reading
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Tagged " Lectio Divina, Brother Lawrence, Chris Hall, Cynthia Bourgeault, Dallas Willard, Jon Bailey, letting go, Richard Foster, Sermon on the Mount
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Going Deeper – Compassion for All (Psalm 116: 5-6; I Peter 3:8)
In Eat this Book, Eugene Peterson 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. In this passage we are reminded of … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, Dallas Willard, Mother Teresa, Richard Foster, Shane Claiborne
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From My Reading
“What is thinking? It is the activity of searching out what must be true, or cannot be true, in light of given facts or assumptions. It extends the information we have and enables us to see the larger picture, both clearly … Continue reading
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From My Reading
“. . . What are the spirits that bend and stunt each of us, that keep us from living fully upright and free? For some of us it might be past shame or grief, left untended until it lies in stagnant pools … Continue reading
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Tagged C.S. Lewis, Dallas Willard, Kayla McClurg, Robert Rife
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