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Easter Hospitality: Pro-Active Reconciliation

Reconciliation is hard.  No doubt about it.  Jesus takes https://www.acheterviagrafr24.com/vente-viagra-france-algerie/ His usual radical approach after the resurrection.  Jesus does not wait for people to come to Him, rather, he takes it upon Himself to go to them.  Jesus practices pro-active reconciliation. The disciples  had not rejected Jesus, but, they had abandoned Him.  In His time […]

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Easter Hospitality: Table Fellowship (From Emmaus to the Lakeshore)

Table fellowship is an important part of life and at the time of Jesus, to have a meal with someone is an important sign of acceptance and hospitality.  And as Jesus rises from the dead and lives the resurrected life, he goes to those who abandoned him and engages in table fellowship. On the road […]

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Radical Easter Hospitality: She Sets The Tone

Last Thursday I was privileged to connect with Sister Marie at the St. Paul Monastery of http://www.laviagraes.com/viagra-generico-contrareembolso the Sisters of St. Benedict in Maplewood, MN. I sildenafil precio grow so much every time I visit this place. Sister Virginia introduced me to Sister Marie. I had seen Sister Marie but had not really had much […]

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RADICAL EASTER HOSPITALITY: NO ROOM FOR EXCLUSION

Hospitality is at the heart and core of what the Church is called to be and to do.  Hospitality is where all of theory is placed into practice.  To see Christ in my neighbor and to be Christ to my neighbor is the high calling to which we are drawn as resurrection people Hospitality is […]

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UPCOMING BLOGS: A SERIES ON RADICAL EASTER HOSPITALITY

April 14: cialisfrance24.com RADICAL EASTER HOSPITALITY;   TABLE FELLOWSHIP DOWN BY THE SEASIDE April 21: RADICAL EASTER HOSPITALITY:  ACTIVE RECONCILIATION April 28: RADICAL EASTER HOSPITALITY:  ACCOMPANIMENT ON THE JOURNEY May 6:  RADICAL EASTER HOSPITALITY:  FULLY CONNECTED May 13: RADICAL EASTER HOSPITALITY:  LOVE RADICALLY May 20: RADICAL EASTER HOSPITALITY:  RADICAL JOY May 27: RADICAL EASTER HOSPITALITY:  EXPLOSIVE […]

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  • The Loneliness Factor

    I was at a luncheon that was serving as a listening post for seniors to describe their sense of loneliness and isolation. I knew that the population invited to this luncheon was one that would probably have a higher sense of isolation, but, what I heard was much more intense than I expected. A man […]

  • Social Networks and Aging

    It is interesting that research is showing two demographics experiencing social isolation in such as way as to impact health: Young Adults (18-22) and Senior Adults (65+). I have worked with both populations over the past 50 years and I continue to be amazed at the similarity of the questions raised by both groups and […]

  • An Eye-Opening Awareness: One More Transition for this Guy

    I sat at a luncheon two weeks ago that opened my eyes to a reality that I knew was there, but as the discussion unfolded I began to realize how the discussion, about to take place, was going to expand my thinking. As I listened to the needs of the people with whom I shared […]

  • TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE: LETTING GOD SET THE AGENDA

    When it comes to the human condition and a desire to change, we can become easily frustrated: we think that we want to change … but we really don’t. Paul expresses this contradiction well in Romans 7:15-24: “I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do […]

  • The Crisis of Loneliness

    THE NATIONAL CRISIS CALLED LONELINESS From “LINKED IN” “America is becoming Isolation Nation. Nearly half of respondents to a nationwide survey by health insurer Cigna say they always or sometimes feel alone, and 54% say they feel no one knows them well. Such loneliness is connected to increased risk of heart disease, stroke and premature death. The […]