July 2010
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Book Review :: on 'Pilgrimage Of A Soul:... →
The re-discovery of Contemplative Spirituality  has been on the rise within mainstream, orthodox christianity over the past decade. There are many books which explain what contemplative spirituality / prayer looks like and how it can be done. Not many share about the deep, and sometimes hard experiences of what takes place in the process of contemplative spirituality; of putting yourself into a...
Jul 28th
“Decisions that stand in opposition to the status quo are not for the...”
– Phileena Heuertz, ‘Pilgrimage of a Soul,’ page 116.
Jul 28th
“I think most everyone can relate to that, if you’re a stay-at-home mom or dad,...”
– Phileena Heuertz: It’s not easy to be human | Faith & Leadership (via mshedden)
Jul 28th
“‘To really thrive in life, our soul needs to be transformed-over and over again....”
– Phileena Heuertz, Pilgrimage of a Soul (via littlejaz)
Jul 28th
Phileena Heuertz :: 'It's Not Easy To Be Human' ::... →
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Final Leader Board for the 2010 Word Made Flesh...
Individual Leader Board +14 (50) Jeremiah Dean +15 (51) Kyle Scott +16 (52) Chris Harrell +17 (52) Rich Nichols +24 (60) Jeff Swart +26 (62) Andy Baker + Eli Baker +27 (63) Tim Hupe +32 (68) Chris Heuertz +32 (68) Jan Sassenberg +33 (69) David Chronic +34 (70) David Smith +42 (78) Bela Ispas Team Leader Board + 97  (241) Jeremiah Dean, Tim Hupe, Jan Sassenberg, Jeff Swart, +107 (251) Chris...
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assumptions.
cristenfrost: There is a popular misconception that financial blessing is an indication of right standing before God.  This leads to the judgement that people who are poor are thus outside of right relationship with God.  The assumption is made that when poor people are saved, their financial problems will be cured.  Those who hold this belief isolate people who are poor by placing unfounded...
Jul 22nd
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“Fecundity. I love this word because it means more than being fruitful. It means...”
– Phileena Heuertz, ‘Pilgrimage of a Soul,’ pages 92-93.
Jul 21st
'Friendship at the Margins' Book Review :: by Josh... →
Jul 19th
“As my self-perception and understanding of what it means to be woman was being...”
– Phileena Heuertz, ‘Pilgrimage of a Soul,’ page 143-144.
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'Pilgrimage of a Soul' :: on Godspace by Christine... →
Posted on July 13, 2010 by Christine Sine One of the things that always happens while I am gone is that books accumulate for me to read and review on my blog.  This week the pile is bigger than usual as Tom is starting research for a new book and keeps sending reading material my way.  However the one at the top of the pile for me is Pilgrimage of a Soul by Phileena Heuertz.  I wrote an...
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JENNIFER WELKER: Dalai Lama’s 18 rules for living →
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self Respect for others Responsibility for all your actions. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of…
Jul 15th
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“Unfortunately, a lot of Christian women have embraced the posture of...”
– Phileena Heuertz, ‘Pilgrimage of a Soul,’ pages 37-38.
Jul 14th
Chris Heuertz :: 'Working Together For What's... →
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Jul 11th
“We don’t vindicate or sacramentalize suffering; we grieve it, but we can...”
– Phileena Heuertz, ‘Pilgrimage of a Soul,’ page 153
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“I want to serve and love a God who’s so compassionate and kind, one who so...”
– » Christopher Heuertz, Simple Spirituality: Learning to See God in a Broken World (via dperng)
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Would Mother Teresa Have Used Twitter? :: for the... →
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“Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a great and glorious nation....”
– Banksy in Wall and Piece, page 54
Jul 7th
“We are asleep to our unconscious motivations, and these motivations mask our...”
– Phileena Heuertz, ‘Pilgrimage of a Soul,’ page 19.
Jul 7th
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Book Review : Friendship at the Margins :: by dean... →
Mission and evangelism have long been stalwarts for the Western church. For centuries, American churches have supported missionaries in Third-World countries, celebrating stories of conversions and touting the great work for the Gospel those missionaries accomplished. Oftentimes these one-sided give —> give —> receive relationships are models as “successful”...
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“For many traditional women or persons of imposed powerlessness, the invitation...”
– Phileena Heuertz, ‘Pilgrimage of a Soul,’ page 117.
Jul 5th
The Birth of Two Kingdoms: A Fourth of July... →
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'What We're Reading Now' a book review of... →
Friendship at the Margins, Discovering Mutuality in Service and Submission by Christopher L. Heuertz and Christine D. Pohl, published by InterVarsity Press, 2010. If you like books about revolutions on the Christian front, Friendship at the Margins, Discovering Mutuality in Service and Submission is a journey to consider, a quiet revolution in the meaning of mission. This pair of authors has...
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Pilgrimage of a Soul, Part Four :: from Strangely... →
Here’s the final entry in our conversation with Phileena Heuertz about her recently released Likewise book, Pilgrimage of a Soul. *** (SD) How’s it feel to have your first book coming out? What are you most excited about? Most anxious about?   (PH) It feels satisfying and terrifying at the same time. Satisfying because I’ve been true to myself in what I’ve written and...
Jul 1st
“We are better able to resist tendencies to reductionism when we are in...”
– Heuertz and Pohl, Friendship at the Margins, p 31 (via mojodean)
Jul 1st
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The War, the Wall, and the Well : Three Symbols of... →
Jul 1st
June 2010
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“But to define what is meant by “contemplative” threatens to...”
– Phileena Heuertz, ‘Pilgrimage of a Soul,’ page 15
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JENNIFER WELKER: Ten Rules for Being Human →
1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it’s yours to keep for the entire period. 2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, “life.” 3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation….
Jun 29th
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LISTEN :: Phileena Heuertz' 2008 Plenary talk at... →
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Here’s the audio from InCOMMON Community Development and NPR’s panel discussion on ‘The End of Poverty?’ at Film Streams in Omaha.
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