May 9, 2012 | Leave a comment
“God is a god of abundance, not a god of scarcity. Jesus reveals to us God’s abundance when he offers so much bread to the people that there are twelve large baskets with leftover scraps (see John 6:5-15), and when … Continue reading →
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Tagged Generousity, God, Henri Nouwen, Scarcity
February 5, 2012 | Leave a comment
Mother T, Bangalore. October 2006. Originally uploaded by adaptorplug Heavenly Father, you have given us the model of life in the Holy Family of Nazareth. Help us, O Loving Father, to make our family another Nazareth where love, peace and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Eucharist, Forgiveness, God, Joy, Love, Praying with Mother Teresa
May 25, 2011 | Leave a comment
We are afraid of emptiness. Spinoza speaks about our “horror vacui,” our horrendous fear of vacancy. We like to occupy-fill up-every empty time and space. We want to be occupied. And if we are not occupied we easily become preoccupied; … Continue reading →
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Tagged Emptiness, Fear, God, Henri Nouwen, Spinoza, Vacancy
January 24, 2010 | 1 Comment
Black Ice Originally uploaded by Tim Gavin God before and God behind, God for us and God for your own self, Maker of heaven and earth, creator of sea and sky, governor of day and night. We give thanks for … Continue reading →
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Tagged God, Prayer, Walter Brueggemann
July 3, 2009 | 2 Comments
In this series, I will be sharing 50 lessons in discipleship and mentoring. These are lessons that I have learned through life, sometimes through my mentors others times through my mentoring. I pass them on in hopes that they may … Continue reading →
Posted in A Look Inside, Calling, Community, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Ancient, Contemporary, Contextualization, Disciples, Discipleship, God, Holy Spirit, Mentoring, Wisdom
December 21, 2008 | 2 Comments
Otoño en un jardÃn llamado Francia… Originally uploaded by caminanteK We arrange our lives as best we can, to keep your holiness at bay, with our pieties, our doctrines, our liturgies, our moralities, our secret ideologies, Safe, virtuous, settled. And … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Calling, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, sacred text, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged God, Prayer, Walter Brueggemann