From “Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation” by Parker J. Palmer A scholar is committed to building on knowledge that others have gathered, correcting it, confirming it, enlarging it. But I have always wanted to think my own thoughts about a subject without being overly influenced by what others have thought […]
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From “What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman” by Lerita Coleman Brown For more than four hundred years, a vibrant Quaker commitment to the mystical practice of silence has persisted. Many people remain unaware of the contributions of Quakers to American history and religion. Staunch promoters of the “still small voice,”
From “Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation” by Parker J. Palmer Vocation at its deepest level is not, “Oh, boy, do I want to go to this strange place where I have to learn a new way to live and where no one, including me, understands what I’m doing.” Vocation at
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From “Sacred Compass: The Way of Spiritual Discernment” by J. Brent Bill The sacred compass also shows us that the path of discernment is unique to each person. The sacred compass leads each of us to the life only we can live.
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From “Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life” by Henri Nouwen with Michael J. Christensen and Rebecca J. Laird Discernment is a spiritual understanding and an experiential knowledge of how God is active in daily life that is acquired through disciplined spiritual practice. Discernment is faithful living and listening to God’s love and direction so
From “Embracing Your Second Calling: Find Passion and Purpose for the Rest of Your Life” by Dale Hanson Bourke One other growing realization is that I did not always understand the nature of passion. I tended to confuse it with the adrenaline high that comes from frenetic activity. I like to be busy, to be
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From “What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman” by Lerita Coleman Brown Spiritual seekers on retreat and those who seek spiritual direction often lament to me that their prayers remain unanswered. They tell me about how much they pray and how disappointed they are that their pleas go unanswered. Sometimes I
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From “Embracing Your Second Calling: Find Passion and Purpose for the Rest of Your Life” by Dale Hanson Bourke In my almost comically predictable fashion, I decided to reassess my life and come up with a mission statement. So I went back to the books growing dusty on my shelf. The Seven Habits of Highly
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From “Sacred Compass: The Way of Spiritual Discernment” by J. Brent Bill When I surveyed some of my friends and readers, I found that almost 90 percent of them said that there was a time in their lives when they knew what God wanted them to do. Some of their experiences appear in this book.
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From “Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life” by Henri Nouwen with Michael J. Christensen and Rebecca J. Laird The way of discernment begins with prayer. Praying means breaking through the veil of existence and allowing yourself to be led by the vision that has become real to you, whatever you call that vision –
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