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THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING
The Cloud of Unknowing, written by an unknown English mystic in the 14th century, is one of those books where I remember exactly where I was when I read it (walking around the English Bay seawall). Our ministry at First Baptist Church Vancouver came to an abrupt end, and I was privileged to spend a […]
Richard Rohr: ‘Letting Go’
THE PATH OF DESCENT The spirituality behind the Twelve-Step Program of Alcoholics Anonymous is a ¢â‚¬Å“low Church ¢â‚¬ approach to evangelization and healing that is probably our only hope in a suffering world of six-and-a-half billion people. Our suffering is psychological, relational and addictive: the suffering of people who are comfortable on the outside but oppressed […]
Having a Hard Time? Singalong with the sons of Korah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5W-XKHwS-A
Doing Nothing for Lent (with help from Eugene Peterson)
by Cathleen Falsani 03-08-2012 “Me (quiet.)” Photo by Cathleen Falsani. We are surrounded by a way of life in which betterment is understood as expansion, as acquisition as fame. Everyone wants to get more ¢â‚¬“ to be on top ¢â‚¬“ no matter what it is the top of that ¢â‚¬â„¢s admired. There ¢â‚¬â„¢s nothing recent about the temptation. It ¢â‚¬â„¢s […]
Henri Nouwen: more…
Claiming the Sacredness of Our Being Are we friends with ourselves? Do we love who we are? These are important questions because we cannot develop good friendships with others unless we have befriended ourselves. How then do we befriend ourselves? We have to start by acknowledging the truth of ourselves. We are beautiful but also […]
Richard Rohr: Still More Wisdom…
SHADOWLAND Without a mythological context, sacred text, or some symbolic universe to reveal the greater meaning and significance of our life, we can become trapped in our own very small story. And in that limited story, without any larger perspective, our wounds can make us into embittered victims. We just keep repeating the story line […]
Henri Nouwen: still more wisdom
Reflecting God’s perfect love God’s love for us is everlasting. That means that God’s love for us existed before we were born and will exist after we have died. It is an eternal love in which we are embraced. Living a spiritual life calls us to claim that eternal love for ourselves so that we […]
Richard Rohr’s wisdom
YOUR IMAGE OF GOD CREATES YOU How can we look at the Biblical text in a manner that will convert us or change us? I am going to define the Bible in a new way for some of you. The Bible is an honest conversation with humanity about where power really is. All spiritual texts, […]
God, though unseen, is still there!
Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youths’ rite of Passage? His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shines through it. He cannot cry […]
The Power of Love
“Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.” ¢â‚¬“ Elbert Hubbard See here, and be inspired! http://www.flickspire.com/m/Share_This/PowerOfLove?lsid=3143fb15b0801617a11d1c93d62587aa
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