Christian

From “Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner” by Frederick Buechner SOME THINK OF A Christian as one who necessarily believes certain things. That Jesus was the son of God, say. Or that Mary was a virgin. Or that the Pope is infallible. Or that all other religions are all wrong. Some think […]

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I sat there, speechless

From “What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman” by Lerita Coleman Brown For years I rarely thought to confer with anyone – let alone God – about my plans. I was goal driven, and I made major decisions about potential jobs and where to live based on my aims and the

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Learn to listen

From “Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life” by Henri Nouwen with Michael J. Christensen and Rebecca J. Laird Someone who showed me how important it is to learn to listen not just to people like Mother Teresa, whom many people revere, but to attend to the voices of the people we live with most

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The One Thing That Changes Everything

From “The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything” by Stephen M. R. Covey There is one thing that is common to every individual, relationship, team, family, organization, nation, economy, and civilization throughout the world – one thing which, if removed, will destroy the most powerful government, the most successful business, the most

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