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Sustaining Call: Spiritual Practices
Spring, 2007 (vol. 120, no. 1)
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Column |
Article |
Author |
| The Back Deck | Sustaining Call Over Time | Marjory Bankson |
| Book Bites | Listening for the Presence of God | David Davies |
| Relational Bible Study | What is Relational Bible Study? | Nancy Boyle |
| Film Pics | Close Your Eyes and Listen | Rob Johnston & Cathy Barsotti |
| On The Homefront | What About Heaven? | Jen Lemen |
| Finding My Work | No! as a Spiritual Discipline | Ann Loar Brooks |
| Building Community | Intimate Connections | Mark Nilson |
| Call and Response | An Interview with Florence Pert | |
| Relational Resources | ||
| Church and Call | A Place to Practice the Practices | Doug Wysockey-Johnson |
| At the Door -- editorial | Spiritual Practices on Interstate 89 | Doug Wysockey-Johnson |
Special Features In This Issue
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Article |
Author |
Opening Lines |
| The Path of Emptiness | Kenneth Arnold | The Philosopher's Path parallels an old canal for three miles along the base of the mountains in the eastern suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. It is a popular place for walkers... |
| What Happens in Meditation | Jim Dickerson | Our goal in contemplative prayer and meditation is not primarily to have a great experience each time we meditate. |
| Service as Spiritual Practice | Thomas E. Frank | I enjoy the benefits of technological change and business efficiency along with everybody else. What bothers me is the nearly total domination of our culture by this myth of progress... |
| Wrapped In Memories | Sara Goodman | Each square tells a story within six small inches of fabric. One, the work of a granddaughter, is made up of many silvers of greens, blues and browns, creating a picture of willowy reeds alongside a lake. |
| Having Something to Say | Steve Jackson | Preparing a sermon is often seen to be a very rational process, but there is a danger of dryness and lack of deeper meaning... |
| Spiritual Spring Cleaning | Deborah King | Spring is right around the corner. It's a time of renewal for Mother Nature, Yes, but also for us mere mortals. When the weather... |
| An Ignatian Spiritual Practice | John Lobell | Football practice. Piano practice. Dance practice. Typing practice. Whenever we want to learn a new skill we need to practice. My resistance to that fact has... |
| I Pray to be Steeped in Silence | Ted Loder | Poem |
| Developing Your Child's Spiritual Life | Victor M. Parachin | Scripture stresses the importance of the parents role in shaping a child's spiritual life at the earliest stages. |
| My Call to Create | Susan Due Pearcy | Susan was called to create from an early age. As a child I'm sure it was a way of.... |
| Keeping a Gratitude Journal | Suzanne Adele Schmidt | My husband, Daniel Davis and I are two screaming extraverts. Most people would not think of us as contemplative types. |
| Meeting for Worship | Clair Sinclair | Residents of Friends House Community in Sandy Spring MD, meet each Sunday and Wednesday for unprogrammed meeting for worship. By the Spirit we are gathered.. |
| The Liturgies of Holy Week | Kathleen Staudt | "Let's do it," I said grimly to my best friend, Annie, as I got into the care. She shuddered. We both remembered that these words, which we had often used jokingly as we loaded toddlers and gear into the care for an expedition to the pool. |
| With God and In God | Joni Woelfel | "Spiritual practices are threaded through our lives in ordinary gestures." This though occurred to me as I stood at the door waving goodbye when our son was pulling out of our driveway following a visit. |
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Cover Image is the work of Susan Due Pearcy,
Read about Susan's "Call to Create." |
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