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Tag Archives: Jonathan R. Bailey
From My Reading – July
“The beginning is always today” (Mary Wollstonecraft). ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ “Hope makes room for love in the world. We can all share it, we can all believe in it, even if we are radically different in every other … Continue reading
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Tagged Jonathan R. Bailey, Mary Wollstone Craft, Miyamoto Musashi, Sarah Coakley
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From My Reading – June
“It’s important to remember that almost everything we receive along the Christian road— freedom—comes by degree. We don’t get it, we grow into it—like lava layers become ocean islands or infant limbs become sprinting legs. Freedom flourishes inside us as … Continue reading
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From My Reading – May
“Contemplation helps us discern what is truly important in the largest, most spacious frame of reality and to know what is ours to do in the face of “evil” and injustice. Richard Rohr, Daily Meditation, January 18, 2020) . . … Continue reading
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Transformed Lives Transforming the World in 2019 – Introduction
When I became the first Director of Spiritual Formation for my church, my goal was to teach and motivate people to strive to “be like Jesus.” When a new pastor arrived not long afterwards, the staff set out on a … Continue reading
Living in Harmony – Me, Myself and I
The world is spinning – seemingly out of control. Divergence not diversity is the theme. Lies trump truth. Pain and hurt, shame and guilt abound. Vile comments, pictures, and behaviors sear our souls. Violence and human misery cause our hearts … Continue reading
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Tagged Becoming like Jesus, Jonathan R. Bailey, Richard Rohr, the image of God in us
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From My Reading
“In the spiritual life you get an invitation, not an itinerary. Jesus is inviting us into journey with no end, yet dotted with infinite destinations of joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control. A journey that leads to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ignatius of Loyola, Jonathan R. Bailey, Renovare, Richard Rohr
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Living as Apprentices 