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St. Benedict gives us the allegory of Jacobs Ladder as a model for
humility (see Day Three). The first rung of that ladder, or the first
step towa..
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One of the most frustrating things I experienced as a child, as a teen,
as a young adult, and even in seminary, was that the Church kept telling
m..
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I know that I said yesterday was the fifth day of Lent, but I was suffering from a stupid attack. Sundays don’t count as part of Lent, which is ..
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It is neither pride, nor vanity, dear children, that compels any of us to strive for sainthood. Even if the initial desire to reach sainthood was at ..
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Saints refuse to live in the world as it is, but rather, they choose to live in the world as it should be, showing the world what it could be. Most pe..
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The "s" word does appear in this essay/story
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The
most common sin I see, and sometimes fall victim to, is the thought
that a relationship with God is easier than any other relationship. And
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People
talk about God as if no pain is ever associated with God. They talk
about, for instance, "God heals," but they talk about healing as if it ..
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Not a story, not an essay, more of a blog or a meandering--but there is not selection for that.
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Preached at Anchorage Presbyterian Church on June 15, 1997
Based on Luke 24:13-35
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