I received this book for free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers program to review and this post may contain affiliate links. I am excited to share my book review of “The Dawn of Christianity: How God Used Simple Fisherman, Soldiers, And Prostitutes To Transform The World” by Robert J. Hutchinson. Robert is an award-winning … [Read more...]
Misfit Faith: Confessions Of A Drunk Ex-Pastor – Book Review
I received this book for free to review and this post may contain affiliate links On February 17, I had an opportunity to speak with Jason Stellman. We discussed Jason’s upcoming book, Misfit Faith: Confessions of a Drunk Ex-Pastor. Jason’s forthcoming book, Misfit Faith (Convergent/Random House, March 2017), explores spirituality as … [Read more...]
What Is The Mind Of Christ?
Richard Rohr’s From the Bottom Up: Introduction Weekly Summary, Saturday, January 7, 2017, mentions the practice of affirmations. “Practice: Affirmations All of creation and each of us have received original blessing. Yet we have been conditioned to focus on the negative in ourselves and others. Think of a negative phrase you have … [Read more...]
The Christ Is Coming To Be
I was reading an article in the America Magazine by Ilia Delio. In this article Ilia states, “This universe is holy because it is grounded in the Word of God. It is Christ, the living one, who is coming to be.” [1] I had to read this a few times to let it sink in. I repeated, “It is Christ, the living one, who is coming to be”. What does this … [Read more...]
The Image of God
Stillness teaches us to be present and see the image of God in all human beings. We are all so quick to get angry when another has an opinion different than ours. We are impatient when standing in a line at the store and the person in front of us has a question and is just taking too long. We are frustrated when we are … [Read more...]
The Great Dance
Centering prayer and contemplation are often seen as two ends of a continuum. - David Frenette Centering prayer starts with my action. Centering prayer ends when God's action begins. It is really a continuous back and forth between both of our actions. When I am able to let go, I gently and effortlessly slide into contemplation. Once in … [Read more...]
