Lisa Colón DeLay | Spiritual Formation and the Way of the Desert Elders
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My newest book “The Way of the Desert Elders” is now listed on Amazon here tiny.cc/elders
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Today, I give you a brief into to the book details and read and explain the table of contents.
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My conversation with author, Cindy S. Lee involves topics of great importance and interest to me. Cindy is thoughtful and spacious and one of just a few contemporary authors I cite in my new book on topics of spiritual formation.
We discuss themes of her book: Contemplative Witnessing: BIPOC Centered Spiritual Direction
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Some of what we cover:
Avoiding the loss of the sacred self.
Embodied spiritual practices
Spaciousness as a presence we carry
The power of silence in community and what comes after that.
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A return guest Michelle Van Loon speaks to me about her 50 years involved in many versions of Christian Evangelism and getting rid of what is non essential from her book Downsizing.
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Hello!
Hi friends,
In preparation for an adult-level Sunday School class, I came across an article that I wanted to share with you. It features the three momentous conceptions from Réne Girard and his keen insights on human behavior, violence, and how the work of Jesus the Christ deals a final blow to human violence and retribution.
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(Find the article I read here: http://www.imitatio.org/ren-girards-legacy)
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