Tag Archives: discernment

Development

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

All weekend I talked about development — and I am not just talking about the in-town retreat the Leadership Team held with the discerning group to map out 2011 for Circle of Hope! No, I live in the Philadelphia region … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Spiritual Depth from Paul

Posted on June 7, 2010 by

I have received a lot of mentoring from the Apostle Paul — from my first real reading of the New Testament as a teenager, I felt a deep kinship with him. My thought was then, and still is, that, “If … Continue reading →

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The Heart of Good Dialogue

Posted on November 9, 2009 by

“Let the peace that Christ gives control your thinking. You were all called together in one body to have peace. Always be thankful.” Colossians 3:15 (International Childrens Bible) After something like fifteen hours of intense dialogue this past weekend during … Continue reading →

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Being Built Together as Living Stones

Posted on November 2, 2009 by

As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him—you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house… 1 Peter 2:4-5 As we come to our Discerning Retreat We … Continue reading →

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Running the Bases Revised

Posted on July 6, 2009 by

We need to know how we know things. This became clear again, lately, as some of my friends needed to make big decisions. They did not have as many resources for discernment as they wished they had! A couple of times we … Continue reading →

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