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Tag Archives: children

Be Present as a Child

Adopting a Beginner’s Mind 

Knowing with Our Whole Being

Deep knowing and presence do not happen with our thinking minds. Continue Reading Knowing with Our Whole Being

Taking the Lower Place

Self-Emptying Taking the Lower Place Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Jesus’ life offered an example of humility and self-emptying, but he chose an additional model for his disciples: that of little children. Despite what we see depicted in so much religious art, it was not meant as a “cute” or sentimental gesture! As Albert Nolan shares,… Continue Reading Taking the Lower Place

Everything That Rises Will Converge

Paul: Week 1 Everything That Rises Will Converge Friday, March 11, 2016 In Romans 8:22, Paul says, “From the beginning until now, the entire creation as we know it has been groaning in one great act of giving birth.” Just this one line from Paul should be enough to justify a Christian belief in evolution.… Continue Reading Everything That Rises Will Converge

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