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Simplicity

On Dec.21.09 , In Spiritual Direction by

Originally posted on December 20, 2008 The invitation to simplicity is a wholistic response to the presence of God in our lives. Simplicity happens when I realize that my whole being is in God and that I have no need for anything else to support my life. The presence of God puts all things into [...]

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Freedom of Simplicity – Book Review

On Dec.21.09 , In Life Transition, Resource Reviews, Spiritual Formation by

Originally posted on April 1, 2008 Foster, R. (1981). Freedom of Simplicity. San Francisco: Harper. Freedom of Simplicity was published in 1981, and, I have read it, now, three times. It is Foster who, twenty some years ago, began me in the transition to simplicity and it is simplicity that continues to be a tension [...]

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Jesus For President – Book Review

On Dec.21.09 , In Resource Reviews by

Originally posted on January 27, 2008 The introduction to this book is entitled, “A Book to Provoke the Christian Political Imagination.” In actuality, this book will provoke more than political imagination. Claiborne and Haw take the reader to places the reader may have never wanted to go. The authors really probe into the issue of [...]

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Practicing Radical Hospitality

On Dec.21.09 , In Unfiled by

Originally posted on January 3, 2008 The Icon of the Holy Trinity is understood to reflect the doctrine of The Holy Trinity and The Hospitality of God. The account of the strangers visiting Abram is reflective of the practice of hospitality as reflected in the Old Testament. It is expected that the person of God [...]

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Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light – Book Review

On Dec.21.09 , In Resource Reviews by

Originally posted on January 3, 2008 Kolodiejchuk, M.C. (2007). Mother Teresa: Come be my light, The private writings of the “Saint of Calcutta.” New York: Doubleday. I read this right after reading Claiborne’s, Irrisistible Revolution, so I felt in some ways that I had a one two punch regarding Christian life and sacrifice. The book [...]

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