"Whatever job we get and whatever task we are assigned can serve as a container for grace" (Eugene Peterson in "Practical Resurrection").
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The Devil’s Job
This blog now contains more than 550 posts. The post below first appeared on June 28, 2013. I am sharing it again because it is appropriate for us to carry with us as we close out a period of incendiary … Continue reading
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Tagged evil, following Jesus, Richard Rohr
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From My Reading
The following quotes strike me as being particularly relevant to Christians living in 2016. Wherever we live, we are constantly confronted with violence, abuse, war (declared and undeclared), crime, massive greed, hopelessness, depression, and cynicism, lies and propaganda, hunger, the rape … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, evil, Harriet Lerner, love, M. Basil Pennington, our power to choose, Robert McAfee
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From My Reading
“Our spiritual journey requires a deepening awareness of our own shadow and light. It requires a rigorous commitment to ‘catching ourselves in the act’ of automatic, programmed responses. It requires choosing instead to respond from the place of light in … Continue reading
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Tagged community, evil, experiencing life together, letting go
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