spiritual practice

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  [present perfect] chapter 7: the father is always working

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  Years ago, I used to think God was found under the steeple, at the communion rail, and in the liturgy. And yes, of course, He is very much present in the church. But oh, let me never again forget that He is also very much present in me – common, [...]

   
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  [present perfect] chapter 6: being present

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  “No moment is trivial since each one contains a divine kingdom, and heavenly sustenance.” – -J.P. de Caussade When flipping through Greg Boyd’s book Present Perfect I was immediately drawn to the title of this chapter, Being Present. We live in a day where our situational awareness seems to be [...]

   
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  @theideacamp porn week wrap-up [#ICSEX]

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  I don’t know if I really knew what to expect when I agreed to lead a blogging series on sex for The Idea Camp. But I know that anytime you get a bunch of bloggers together to talk with a single focus, the result is usually something pretty special. This [...]

   
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  [present perfect] chapter 5: living in love

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  Perfection has lost its perfection. The word perfection is one of those words that has lost its meaning. Things like: This is perfect…Find the perfect fit…The perfect way to lose weight It seems the word perfect can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. In [...]

   
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  10 things i learned from joey and chandler about porn [#ICSEX]

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  It’s ‘porn week‘ with @theideacamp. This means that several of us are talking about an issue that is often very uncomfortable for the church to discuss. When we do talk about it, all we usually have to say is, “porn bad” or, “porn is the devil”. And that doesn’t paint [...]

   
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  [present perfect] chapter 4: single-mindedness

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  Autopilot, cruise control, and preprogramming are generally useful things. Autopilot flies planes more safely, cruise control makes your car go without any effort on your part and preprogramming can be a lifesaver when it comes to changing the radio station in your car. It can also enslave you, your mind [...]

   
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  [present perfect] chapter 3: chasing the sun

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  Free us to let go of the world that is fading away and to cling only to you. As I read this chapter I thought about an hourglass – our lives here on earth are similar to that old fashioned timer – the top isn’t getting any fuller, it’s only [...]