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Tag Archives: opportunity

Extroverted Mysticism

Anger Does Its Work

Anger does its work. It prompts us to action, for better or worse. Continue Reading Anger Does Its Work

Tiny Opportunities to Love

The point is not to be perfect, but to “perfectly” leave Christ to do, heal, and correct in us what he wills. Continue Reading Tiny Opportunities to Love

Spirit-Led Action

The Spirit leads us downward. To the bottom, to the place of humility, to the position and posture of service. Continue Reading Spirit-Led Action

An Opportunity for Transformation

Why not architect the kind of faith movement we want to see twenty-to-fifty years from now? Continue Reading An Opportunity for Transformation

A Communion Paradigm

Good and Bad Power A Communion Paradigm Wednesday, August 11, 2021 The contemplative theologian Beatrice Bruteau explores how Jesus took his intimate experience of Trinitarian love and empowerment into his ministry. Of course, when we read the Gospels and the New Testament, we see how difficult it was for even Jesus’ earliest followers to follow… Continue Reading A Communion Paradigm

Stardust and A Divine Spark

Ways of Knowing Stardust and A Divine Spark 
 Friday, February 14, 2020 In her book Race and the Cosmos, Dr. Barbara Holmes presents a new way for us to address oppression by recognizing who we are and the commonality we share as members of the human race. When we encounter other ways of knowing, we… Continue Reading Stardust and A Divine Spark

Moral Capitalism

Economy: Old and New Moral Capitalism Wednesday, November 27, 2019 I’m afraid that some readers have given up on this week’s meditations by now, convinced that I hate capitalism and money and that I don’t even believe people should get paid for a hard day’s work. That’s just not true! I’m not going to say… Continue Reading Moral Capitalism

The Opposition Is Never the Problem

The Law of Three in Action The Opposition Is Never the Problem Sunday, March 19, 2017 This week Cynthia Bourgeault, one of CAC’s core faculty members, continues exploring how the Law of Three can be put into action to facilitate positive change in the world. We’ve been exploring the Law of Three in a theoretical… Continue Reading The Opposition Is Never the Problem

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