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By Dan Horwedel on 03/01/2010
The Afterward in ‘The Only Necessary Thing,’ various writings from Henri Nouwen, contains this little story about “The Three Monks of Tolstoy”: Three Russian monks lived in a faraway island…
Posted in Excerpts | Tagged book excerpt, christian faith, Henri Nouwen, life of prayer, miracles, monasticism, Prayer, spiritual disciplines, stories of faith, The Lord' Prayer, The Only Necessary Thing, three monks of Tolstoy |
By Jason Fowler on 02/18/2010
We are desperately treading the waters of our often visionless but raging routine- afloat in hurry sickness and the cultural values of the American Dream. But JESUS tells us: “Take my yoke upon you…
Posted in Features, Voice of One Calling | Tagged christian faith, following Jesus, Intentional Living, Prayer, rhythm of life, spiritual disciplines, time management, vision for life, whole-life discipleship |
By Christine Sine on 02/06/2010
I spent a lot of time reading through the gospels specifically asking myself the question How did Jesus spend his time on earth? It was an enlightening study as I started to realize that Jesus really did have a very balanced life…
Posted in Features, Life In The Spirit | Tagged christian faith, Christine Sine, daily living, GodSpace, Jesus, monasticism, New Monasticism, Prayer, rhythm of life, spiritual disciplines, spiritual practices |
By Ragan Sutterfield on 02/05/2010
The practice of actively turning our lives from sin and embodying our mourning for sin is called penance—an ancient practice that needs to be recovered in the lives of Christians seeking to live their lives holistically.
Posted in Agrarian Notebook, Features | Tagged christian ethics of consuming, christian practices, crisis of consumerism, ethical eating, ethics of eating, fasting, justice economy, penance, repentance, spiritual disciplines, thanksgiving |
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