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Spiritual readings "Greetings from Whittier Presbyterian Church"
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Year 2000 |
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Inspiration for these days |
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Fasching |
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Nouwen |
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CS Lewis, Malcolm |
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William Law |
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Kierkegaard |
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Chinese proverb |
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Nelson Kiefer’s Lenten Garden |
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Malcolm Boyd, Midnight in Mississippi |
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Hammarskjold |
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Moravian ditty |
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Bass, Practicing our Faith |
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Thomas A Kempis |
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Norris, Cloister Walk |
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Guerric of Igny |
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Kierkegaard |
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Nouwen, Here & Now |
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Hammarskjold |
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Nouwen, Here & now |
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Hammarskjold |
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Ignatius, spiritual Exercises |
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K. Norris, Cloister |
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Bloom, Beginning to Pray |
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Swimme, Green Dragon |
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Norris, Amazing Grace, forgiveness |
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V. Hugo, from Mother’s Day booklet |
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Various words for mothers. |
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M. Thompson, forgiveness in Weavings. |
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Matthew Fox |
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William Law |
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Foster, Disc. Celeb. |
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Jacob Boehme |
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Quaker Hymn “How Can I Keep from singing (In Bass, Practicing….) |
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L Greg Jones on forg in Interp mag. |
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T. Keating, God Intimacy |
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Beth Orton, sacredness |
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Merton on forgiveness |
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Evagrius on 2 kinds |
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Keating on 2 kinds |
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Norris in Amazing Grace |
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Dykstra |
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Swimme |
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Cassian |
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Nouwen on compassion from Here & Now |
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Tuoti on being a mystic |
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Cassian on Mt 6:6 |
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Labyrinths w/ link to Grace Cathedral |
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Nouwen on Devot reading |
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Rolheiser |
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Begbie |
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Begbie |
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Washington Post on Stockholder responsibility |
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Dykstra |
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Keating |
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Stockholder responsibility |
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Zalesky, CCent, perfectionism |
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Merton on Dostoyevsky |
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William Law on ucs power. |
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Matthew Fox in intro to West. Spir. book |
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Paulsell on body in Bass Practices |
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Maddy Prior’s The Laugh & the Kiss |
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Maddy Prior on Bro Lawrence & listening |
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Bawer quoting Tillich on life’s pace & stress |
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Oxford Book of Prayer analysis of LP |
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Brueggemann, p. 1-3 in intro Finally comes the Poet |
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Election prayer from BCP |
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Brueggeman Greeley quote |
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Bonhoeffer |
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Howard Rice & Calvin |
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Schumacher, Small is Beautiful |
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Henderson quote on TKS and refer to his website. |
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Jn Coburn on prayer of thanksgiving. |
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Charles Colson quote on gratitude |
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Ford, Self & Salvation, on music |
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Fasching, Augustine on bible & God. |
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Ford, Self & Salvation, on singing again |
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Bloom, Beginning to Pray, p. xviii |
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Ford, Self & Salvation quoting Bonhoeffer on music. |
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Dossey on Healing |
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Costen & Wren on singing Twice |
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Ann Weems poem from Kneeling In Bethlehem |
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Another Weems poem from Kneeling in Bethlehem. |
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Gordon Bock Quaker Blessing |
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2001 |
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Norris’s Cloister Walk on Saints for Jan. 2 |
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Weems poem “The Magi” |
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Matthew Fox on learning from “Reinventing Work” |
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Nouwen on self-rejection from “Beloved” |
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Coburn, thanksgiving & adversity |
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Keating on Intimacy & spir journey. |
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Culture: “Make good Use of Good Things” |
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Rolheiser on Janis Joplin & Mother Teresa. |
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Brueggemann on the Bible |
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Eugene Peterson: Jesus is God stooping to us. |
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Kathleen Norris on “Mysticism” |
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Buechner on the Lord’s Prayer |
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Buechner on the Lord’s Prayer, Pt. 2 |
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Iris DeMent, “Let the Mystery Be” |
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Howard Rice quoting D. Sayers on Detective novels. |
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Norris on Rule of Benedict |
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Chaucer & Blake & pilgrimages |
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Willimon & Huerwas on Journey of faith |
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Dykstra on the village of Le Chambon |
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Tikkun Olam, of W. Eugene March in PCUSA news. |
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J. S. Bach Cantata #84 “God owes me nothing |
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Andre Louf, “The organ of prayer” |
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Prayer of Archbishop Romero |
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Coburn on Family Prayers |
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“The Daily Office” from CCent 3-21-01 |
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Breath Prayers & Cassian |
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Merton on Being a Beginner in Prayer |
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Louf on What’s so special about Jesus’prayer |
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Louf on Jesus’ learning to pray |
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Louf on Jesus’ temptations |
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Louf on the Will of God |
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Louf on Jesus’ death |
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Louf on what Jesus’ death achieved |
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Louf on the birth of the eternal Christ |
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Louf on the difficulty of prayer |
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Presby Outlook brief review, the difficulty of sitting quietly. |
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Cassian on motivation. |
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Ford on Gentleness |
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Willimon & Hauerwas on Sin |
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Rolheiser on Sin in the Church |
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Matthews on the Faith Factor & Healing |
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Kahlil Gibran on Mothers |
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Willimon & Hauerwas on Forgiveness & family |
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Thinking about death from “Handbook for Mortals" |
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Prayer (& Public schools) from Foster |
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Repentance from Barbara Brown Taylor |
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Repentance from L Gregory Jones in Ccent |
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Evanovich’s picture of God |
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Barth on the Longing that brings us to worship |
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David Ford on Jesus’ministry |
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CS Lewis Narnia creation & jokes |
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Byars on worship is part of creation |
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Thos. Berry on Ecozoic era |
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Boehme on knowing God in Jesus |
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A prayer of Martin Luther |
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Howard Rice on Problems in prayer |
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Rolheiser, Every choice is a renunciation |
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Bonhoeffer, praying psalms with Jesus |
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Louf on a description of prayer |
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Nouwen on Rejoicing in the material goods of the world |
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Howard Rice on the role of scripture |
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Foster on a definition of prayer |
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Meeting God in Communion |
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Nouwen on Devotional Reading |
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Harry Potter Musings |
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Vengeance in the Psalms |
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Scriptures for Terrorist Attack |
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Hatred in the Psalms |
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New Life out of Grief |
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A Psalm of Lament |
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Listening for God |
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Gil Bailie letter in response to Sept. 11, 2001 |
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Appeal for Terrorist attack response help |
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Richard Foster on simplicity |
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Willimon & Huerwas on community and United We Stand |
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Rolheiser on community |
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Lovin on Church & State |
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Kathleen Norris on the Bible |
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Thomas Berry on need for Lifestyle change |
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Dykstra on Christian Maturity |
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Terry Gross interviews Karen Armstrong on Projection of hatreds |
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Richard Foster on the discipline of Confession |
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Michael Battle on Desire for God (Hindu story) |
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K. Norris on conversion |
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DF Ford’s Little Flowers of St. Therese |
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Mahalia Jackson’s Flowers & Feathers |
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Coburn’s key to Thanksgiving |
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Coburn on Thanksgiving and evil |
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Ferncliff Camp – God uses evil for good |
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Ford on definition of hospitality |
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Pineda on hospitality in Las Posadas. |
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Rolheiser on Pondering with Mary |
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Celtic Hospitality rune |
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Conrad’s Christmas by Reba McIntyre |
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ML King from Birmingham Jail |
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Photo of WPC Nativity window in chapel |
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Henry Van Dyke, “Keeping Christmas” |
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2002 |
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CCent best quotes of 2001 |
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Tom Long’s SUV of judgment |
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Cassian on True Prayer |
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Bonhoeffer on Morning & return of light Tallis Canon used here. |
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Louf, Teach Us to Pray |
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Kierkegaard on Attentive prayer |
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Willimon & Hauerwas on Patience |
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Von Balthasar in Bailie on new thinking & new questions for the Bible. |
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Isaac Bashevis Singer & Stealth Blessings |
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Nitin Sawhney lyrics on technology |
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Sermon Mall WTC attack writings |
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What clothing says about us. S. Paulsell in C Cent of 1-16 &23-02.. |
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Oxford prayer for parents |
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Swimme on our unique view of the universe. |
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Thomas Berry on fascination with the Universe |
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Picard quote in Bailie, on Px ends myths. |
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11th Century Latin prayer to the trinity |
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E.F. Schumacher, Theology & Economics |
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Mathews & Prayer & Healing |
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David Tracy on resurgence of spirituality |
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Foster on Spirituality and money |
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Coburn on Spiritual reading |
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Prevallet on control |
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Prevalett on handling control |
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Bailie on the significance of the cross |
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Bailie: discomfort with biblical violence |
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Bailie: cross turns darkness to light |
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Bailie: the miracles of Jesus’ feeding |
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Bailie: executions & ritual sacrifice |
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Bailie: scapegoating violence |
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Bailie: significance of the cross |
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Merton on the Psalms |
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MacFague on Intimate Creation |
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Peterson on Hearing, not reading, the Bible |
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Willimon & Hauerwas on “Our Father” |
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Bailie/Girard & refusal to look at Jesus. |
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Ralph Reed in LA Times, my response |
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Nouwen on control. |
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Bible use quotes from Peterson Working the Angles |
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Jimmy Carter on the Mideast |
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Rolheiser on Sex |
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Rolheiser on Sex |
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Rolheiser on Sex |
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Benedict’s Rule, from Weavings |
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Marva Dawn on “Grace & Peace” |
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Rolheiser on pornography |
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Hugh Thompson’s simple story |
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Brueggemann on Biblical interpretation |
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Peterson’s fart in the spirituality salon |
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Mogabgab’s Sklerodardia |
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Bonhoeffer on God’s interruptions |
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Matthew Fox on Eco Crisis |
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Daloz Parks on Household Economics |
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More Daloz Parks on Household Economics |
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Verity Jones, patriotism & Independence Day |
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Howard Rice on Sentimentality & Spirituality |
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Beatles’ “Yesterday” and “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” |
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Psalm 67 paraphrase from Shel |
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Grace & Peace from Craig Barnes |
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Eugene Peterson on Spiritual Direction |
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Kelsey on Dreams |
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Aug. 2, 2002 |
John Sanford on Dreams |
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Aug. 6, 2002 |
Leckey on Stealth Blessings |
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Leckey: Tolkein Poem sung with Jesus |
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Gil Bailie repeat for 9-11 remembrance |
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Lovin repeat on role of gov’t 9-11 rememb. |
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Gil Bailie repeat for 9-11 remembrance, used at Whit City Hall |
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Huggins on Grace & peace |
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Jacobson on chora & topos |
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John Donne on God’s presence |
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Personal reflection on Utah Trip |
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Vonnegut on the subversiveness of the New Testament |
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Bonhoeffer on Telling the Truth |
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Bonhoeffer on Telling the Truth, #2 |
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The feminine in the Godhead |
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Bike riding analogy |
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Swimme and Ps 139 |
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Bawer on Language about God |
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BCP Prayer for elections |
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Rilke on trusting the process |
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Norris on Worship |
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Beth Orton & Language about God |
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Dossey on Healing & relig practice |
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Feiler on Interfaith peace |
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Popular Mechanics Face of Jesus |
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The Limits of Spiritual disciplines |
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What Would Jesus Drive? |
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Bob Marley’s Redemption Song |
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Weems poem on Incarnation |
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Raymond Brown on gospel in infancy narratives |
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Rev. Harry Daniel on the task of Advent |
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Buechner on Advent |
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J.Barrie Shepherd on Pxmas eve candles |
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From Bunge’s Childhood book |
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Dallas Willard on What Would Jesus Do |
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2003 |
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Henderson @about.religion.com on environment. |
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JS Bach Lyrics from Cantata BWV 153 |
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Kathleen Norris on the best spiritual writing |
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Willard on stewardship of the environment |
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Howard Rice, the need for piety and activism |
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Pico Iyer on the Spirituality of Travel |
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George Herbert “Love Bade Me Welcome” |
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George Herbert “The Call” |
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Balzar (LA Times) on Power of words |
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“Love, the Guest” cyberspace poem |
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Mr. Rogers lifetime award |
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Frances de Sales on gradual healing and purification. |
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Henri Nouwen on being the Beloved |
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Brueggemann on the psalms of vengeance |
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Eugene Peterson on politics and the gospel. |
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In memory of Mr. Rogers |
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What would Luther say about war in Iraq |
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Christian Century “Marks” (humorous) |
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Gracie Allen, "plugged in to God." |
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Karabell on the "Left Behind" books |
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Robert Muller on positive signs in the world. |
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Jeremy Taylor on prayer life. |
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Rolheiser on being a mystic. |
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Merton on How to Pray |
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Diversity in American Life |
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Mr. Rogers tribute |
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Christopher Moore, Biff on Gabriel & angel prattle |
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Gordon Peerman on the Cross |
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John Mogabgab on the Cross |
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Kingsbury on the Cross in Mark |
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Willimon on Maundy Thursday |
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Moltmann on the Cross |
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William Law on Suffering of Christ |
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Chittister on Hope and Struggle |
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Richard Foster on the discipline of Study |
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Caleb Colton on Study |
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David Ford on the New Testament |
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St. Frances de Sales on Mothers |
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Rev. Andrew Warner “Hooked on War” |
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Charles Ives “Essays before a sonata” |
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Brueggemann on flesh & spirit |
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Colwell Poem |
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Tuoti on Mysticism |
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Rowan Williams & response to 9-11-01 |
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Rowan Williams response to Sept. 11, 2001 |
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Howard Rice on maintaining faith |
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Rowan Williams on freedom of choice |
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Kingsolver on attitudes toward children |
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Chittitser on darkness |
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Chittitser on faith |
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Hildegard on Bodily faith |
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Martin Luther King on community |
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Jesus and Spirituality |
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Brother Lawrence on Faith |
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Merton Thoughts on solitude |
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William Arkin on nuclear war |
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Masefield poem on music |
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Chittister at Presbyterian Women gathering |
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Schneiders in Interp on Spirituality |
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Urban Holmes on perfection is desire for God |
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Calvin & Alzheimer’s |
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Economic justice in Garstang, England |
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Dorothy Bass on Sabbath |
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Sabbath refl from Bass, Practicing the Faith |
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9-11 reflection by Rev. Lillian Daniel |
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Borgmann on technology |
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Annie Lamott on forcing kids to church |
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Chittister on change |
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Bondi on different ways to pray |
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Cassian (From Bondi) on different ways to pray. |
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Dallas Willard’s definition of spiritual life. |
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Willimon & Hauerwas on “In Heaven” |
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Eugene Peterson on Listening In Christ |
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St. Francis’ Canticle of the Sun |
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Thomas Berry & relationship with the World/created order. |
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Internet one-liners |
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Towner/Buber on Vocation |
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Frederick Buechner on Vocation |
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Winifred Gallagher quoting Huston Smith |
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Beth Orton & mystical experience |
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Biblical Bad Example |
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Bangley on St. Frances de Sales |
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D. F. Ford on Thanksgiving |
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J. Barrie Shepherd poem Thanksgiving |
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Deeply Waiting, misheard hymn |
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Isaiah 40 from Handel’s Messiah |
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Buchannan CCent on Advent |
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Isaiah 60:1-3 from Handel’s Messiah |
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Begbie on waiting, in music |
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Isaiah 40 & Matthew 11 from Handel’s Messiah |
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Nadal de Luintra from Putumayo CD |
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Williametta on Christmas music |
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O Cometido from Putumayo CD |
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2004 |
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JS Bach New Years Day Cantata |
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JS Bach Epiphany Cantata |
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Francis de Sales on Devotion |
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Robert Graves on Robert Frost |
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Shippey on Tolkein |
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Dean of Grace Cathedral prayer for singers |
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Parker Palmer on Vocation |
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William Sloane Coffin on Iraq lost opportunity |
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JS Bach on Simeon’s song & death |
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Soul in Scandinavian Design |
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Francis De Sales on Friendship |
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Philip Newell’s prayer for sleep |
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Lou Harrison’s Superfluous number of bells. |
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Buechner on Lent |
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My reaction to Gibson’s Passion of Px |
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Prayer and the labyrinth |
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Handel’s Messiah on Isaiah 53:3 |
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