Tag: Jesus
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Freedom of #detachment
Ignatius urges us to seek the freedom of detachment or indifference. Neither of these words carries weight in today’s language or culture. Both sound cold and uncaring, which is far from the spirit in which Ignatius used them. A better word might be balance. In his First Principle and Foundation, Ignatius talks about “making use […]
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Jesus is #The Man
I admire and look up to a lot of people. As has been said, “If you see a turtle on a fence post you know he didn’t get there by himself.” I have come as far as I have on the passion, perspiration, and performance of hundreds of men who lived both before me and […]
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Upside Down
What does one do when their world is turned upside down? You’ve heard the standard behaviors to some traumatic event in life. First comes denial, followed by anger. Eventually strategies are developed to see what the alternatives might be. Finally, there’s the admission of the reality of the situation. I’ve opted to go directly to […]
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Spirit, Not Institutions
So many people run off to home groups so they can hide, not be accountable, or have to face the heavy hand of their institutional masters. Believe me, there are as many masters looking for slaves out of the main stream as there are in it. Just because you wandered off into a smaller stream doesn’t mean you’ve left all the […]
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