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Topic: How Do You Hear From God? |
robGCJAX
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Forum: Day 28: GUIDANCE Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:58 pm Subject: How Do You Hear From God? |
There is a saying that a mystic is someone who prays to God and then waits for an answer. That’s a pretty good definition. I had learned to hear from God when I prayed, but I did not hear words ... |
Topic: Suffering |
robGCJAX
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Forum: Day 1: The Wilderness Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:49 pm Subject: Suffering |
I too have had some encounters with suffering. There was a a time not long ago when my inner spiritual life was vibrant, but my outer life had rapidly getting worse. The ex-wife won a second big judgm ... |
Topic: Wooed by God |
robGCJAX
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Forum: Day 2: PROVISION Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:43 pm Subject: Wooed by God |
I know this is a strange concept, or at least it was strange to me. It began simply enough. God would give me little things that I wanted, provision. I would just think about something I wanted and Go ... |
Topic: Caring for Others |
robGCJAX
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Forum: Day 3: Called to Care Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:38 pm Subject: Caring for Others |
I do not know much about Mother Teresa. I read one little book about her life. From what I read she seemed to have a good balance of the mystical and the practical. She got a hold on a few verses of S ... |
Topic: God as Life Itself |
robGCJAX
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Forum: Day 6: Greener Pastures Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:32 pm Subject: God as Life Itself |
A year or two ago I read something Augustine said that reminded me of Watchman Nee's book Christ the Sum of All Spiritual Things. Augustine was very smart so this is a very simplified version of what ... |
Topic: Good Stuff |
robGCJAX
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Forum: Day 33: Productivity Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:18 am Subject: Good Stuff |
Great Chapter!
I always wondered how the sheep and goat were used practically. The Bible talks about Abraham being wealthy because of all his herds. I do not think of wealth in terms of herds. I th ... |
Topic: Strangers and Pilgrims |
robGCJAX
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Forum: Day 40: Home Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 5:06 pm Subject: Strangers and Pilgrims |
"All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were alien ... |
Topic: Hmmmmm |
robGCJAX
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Forum: Day 8: The Shepherd Healer Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:04 pm Subject: Hmmmmm |
This chapter is challenging and frightening at the same time. As a leader it is challenging to be asked to care for sheep with this level of attention. I think it may be too much to ask. As a sheep it ... |
Topic: Love Expressed In Action |
robGCJAX
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Forum: Day 7: Feed My Sheep Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:47 pm Subject: Love Expressed In Action |
I like the quote “He wants love expressed in action" when describing Jesus' re-commissioning of Peter.
This line reminded me of the active love quote from Dostoevsky in The Brothers Kar ... |
Topic: Water |
robGCJAX
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Forum: Day 4: Streams in the Desert Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:49 pm Subject: Water |
I walked the Camino de Santiago in 2010. I prepared some for the pilgrimage but not enough. I wanted the trip to be an adventure and not a well scripted trip. I knew I needed water. I brought two 500m ... |
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