Posts Tagged ‘The Future of Christian Spirituality Series’
The Future of Christian Spirituality: Part 5 | Profoundly Justice Oriented
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is not a huge leap to move from welcoming the stranger to caring for the stranger—being…
Read MoreThe Future of Christian Spirituality: Part 4 | A More Welcoming Stance from a Rooted Depth
“I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” —Jesus As I journeyed with my desire and with a good spiritual director, something else was happening, too. Wrestling with my tradition…
Read MoreThe Future of Christian Spirituality: Part 3 | A Spirituality that is Practice-Oriented and Practice-Based
“We do not know God by thinking, but by encountering.” –John of the Cross As my director and I transitioned into a new kind of relationship I was still thinking…
Read MoreThe Future of Christian Spirituality: Part 2 | The Charism and Practice of Spiritual Direction
“A spiritual director is one who helps another recognize and follow the inspirations of grace in his life, in order to arrive at the end to which God is leading…
Read MoreThe Future of Christian Spirituality: Part 1 | The Role of Desire in the Spiritual Life
“The reason we do not see God is the faintness of our desire.” –Meister Eckhart Truth be told, it was desperation that first drew me deeper into the spiritual journey.…
Read MoreThe Future of Christian Spirituality: A Protestant’s Journey Toward a More Unified Faith
New leadership is needed for new times, but it will not come from finding more wiley ways to manipulate the external world. It will come as we … find the…
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