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via Missional in the Moment « kingdom grace. This whole post is wonderful and I love what she ends with - this should be our mantra I think: Stay awake. Love the one you’re with. Take the extra step. This is the reality of the kingdom. This is eternal. And maybe some good lenten meditations? In this place, in this moment, how can [...] Related posts:
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Rollins thinks in a way that you cannot learn to think, his brain and his interactions with the world are unique. I think I love this more than anything else of his that I’ve yet encountered. Thanks Peter - fully expect LOTS of us to steal your words. PeterRollins.net » Blog Archive » My Confession: I [...] Related posts:
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Image via Wikipedia I was listening to Speaking of Faith today about the Buddha in politics and culture today and the guest said something about the notion taught by the Buddha that we need to focus on our own growth and development and through that, good will come to the world…instead of focusing on changing everyone [...] Related posts:
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Waiting with Patience How do we wait for God? We wait with patience. But patience does not mean passivity. Waiting patiently is not like waiting for the bus to come, the rain to stop, or the sun to rise. It is an active waiting in which we live the present moment to the full in order [...] Related posts:
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HT Pragmatic -Eclectic Go to the peopleLive among themLearn from themLove themStart with what they knowBuild on what they haveBut of the best leadersWhen their task is doneThe people will remarkWe have done it ourselves. Chinese poem. Related posts:
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Image via Wikipedia BBC NEWS | UK | Church obsessed with gays - Tutu Archbishop Desmond Tutu has accused the Anglican church of allowing its “obsession” with homosexuality to come before real action on world poverty. “God is weeping” to see such a focus on sexuality and the Church is “quite rightly” seen by many as irrelevant [...] Related posts:
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I love Dan…and you all know that I genuinely love very few people, I’m a realist when it comes to love. Dan and I get each other and he doesn’t demand that my love come in the form of constant companionship, late night phone calls and never disagreeing. I’m going to miss him a ton [...] Related posts:
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Courtesy of Henri Nouwen The poor have a treasure to offer precisely because they cannot return our favours. By not paying us for what we have done for them, they call us to inner freedom, selflessness, generosity, and true care. Jesus says: “When you have a party, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; [...] Related posts:
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