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From my Reading
“To offer hospitality to a stranger is to welcome something new, unfamiliar and unknown into our life-world. . . . Strangers have stories to tell which we have never heard before, stories which can redirect our seeing and stimulate our … Continue reading
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Tagged Dallas Willard, denial, hospitality, Michael Card, Shayne Looper, sorrow, Thomas Ogletree, wrong information
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Who am I when my Body Fails Me – Someone Facing Death
Geriatrician Joanne Lynn frequently asks these two questions of the audiences of health experts she speaks to: “How many of you expect to die?” And in every audience some people do not raise their hands. Then she asks, “Would you prefer to … Continue reading
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Tagged death, denial, Learning to Fall, Phillip Simmons
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Looking Inward
LIVING AS APPRENTICES I was describing a recent introspective moment to a friend. I told her that I had analyzed my defensive reaction to an e-mail and found another example of “vainglory” – the need to impress others to gain … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Steps, denial, moral inventory, perfectionism, Richard Rohr, shadow boxing
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Living as Apprentices 