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Richard Rohr • Eager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi
Gabriel Marcel, a Christian among the existentialists, appreciated our road-hunger. Marcel described humanity as homo viator, “itinerate man.” But he was staunchly critical of Sartre’s view of freedom. Freedom isn’t digging a tunnel to escape, he counseled; it’s digging down into yourself.
James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
This is the main reason why a pastor who preaches grace but is not otherwise fixated on it or captivated by it can often be a cranky sourpuss among his congregation, or worse. Many of us know of churches that make a big deal out of their commitment to “sovereign grace” but have a gracelessly stifling communal climate. Some of the most theologically
... See moreJared C. Wilson , Mike Ayers (Foreword) • The Pastor's Justification
There’s room to breathe in this reality. And room to obey with heads held high, straightened backs, soft hearts, and thick skins. It is for freedom we’ve been set free. When Paul gives the pastoral admonition to Timothy to “flee” sins and “pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness” (1 Tim. 6:11), he is picturing a cont
... See moreJared C. Wilson , Mike Ayers (Foreword) • The Pastor's Justification
From this depth God is seen to be the ground of both peace and chaos, one with ourselves and one with all the world, the ground “in whom we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).
Martin Laird • Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
neo-orthodox