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Continue reading →: What about other religions?
So far, I’ve been able to identify three or four really good reasons to engage in inter-faith dialogue: to learn from more about other religions from real adherents, to promote peace and harmony among different peoples, and to work together to address common societal problems, such as poverty or hunger.…
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Continue reading →: What the Buddhists Taught Me
Southeast Asia was a great experience for me. I spent four weeks in Myanmar and Thailand interviewing Buddhist monks, Christian and Buddhist professors of religion, directors of inter-faith dialogue programs, and peace workers. I now have a much better understanding of Buddhism and realize that many Christians have underestimated or…
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Continue reading →: Knowing God, the Holy Spirit, Better (3 of 7)
The series is about knowing God, the creator, more deeply and being able to experience God more personally in your daily life. In Spanish art, the Holy Spirit is often depicted as a dove. The image comes from the Gospel stories of Jesus’ baptism. In all four accounts, the evangelists…
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Continue reading →: Knowing God Better–As Son (2 of 7)
The series is about knowing God, the creator, more deeply and being able to experience God more personally in your daily life. We can know a fair amount about Jesus, the Son of God, through the Gospels. Yet most of realize that knowing about Jesus is not the same thing…
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Continue reading →: Knowing God Better–As Father (1 of 7)
The series is about knowing God, the creator, more deeply and being able to experience God more personally in your daily life. Surprise! Seeking to know God better is paying off already. As soon as I opened myself more fully to the mystical path of knowing God–looking for what I…
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Continue reading →: A Grounded Life
Triacastela, Spain. 145 km (87 miles) to go to reach Santiago. Both of Jill ´s ankles are wrapped to get her through the remaining week, my sons are more than ready to go home now, and I ´m fantasizing about The Original Pancake House, American movies, and sleeping in my…
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Continue reading →: Pilgrimage–El Camino 2006
Leon, Spain. Over half way to Santiago de Compostela. We ´ve walked over 250 miles, starting in St. Jean Pied de Port, France. We crossed the Pyrenees, through dense fog and at times heavy rain, reaching Roncesvalles, Spain, wet, sore, and exhausted. What had we gotten ourselves into? Over the…
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Continue reading →: Spiritual Retreat in Chartres, France (1 of 6)
If you haven’t ever been there, you have to go some time. But expect to be changed by your visit. Chartres is a town, one hour by train, southwest of Paris. In it is a huge, beautiful cathedral, built at the beginning of the thirteenth century. My wife, Jill, and…
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Continue reading →: Spiritual Leadership
Our world is crying out for better leadership in all spheres of life–government, church, schools, NGOs, you name it. What is really needed, though? Do our existing leaders lack knowledge? wisdom? sophistication? skills? diplomacy? humility? courage? faith? There’s obviously not one answer that fits every leader, and the list of…
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Continue reading →: The Sacred Love Flow
One day this winter, I had a waking dream of the sacred love flow. My experience has led me to a powerful vision of living life completely immersed in the love of God. I was standing on two rocks, straddling a flowing stream of water. I sensed God’s love flowing…
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