Here's how George recently got me thinking
about spiritual conversations and why I miss out on some vital ones.
Not exact matches
I have always found it interesting and frustrating in the
conversation about spiritual abuse and / or other type of abuse within the Emergent circles of how women and men in the «inner circle» use «they have always been nice.....»
We're in a
conversation about spiritual abuse — the process by which people who have
spiritual authority (pastors, preachers, priests, etc.) take advantage of that authority to do harm to those entrusted to their care.
I remember countless
conversations in the dorm rooms of my conservative Christian college
about how to defer to a guy as the «
spiritual leader» in a relationship, an ideal that far too often resulted in women deliberately diminishing their own gifts, ideas, and dreams in an effort to better play second fiddle.
But this Valentine's Day, have an honest
conversation about your
spiritual lives.
You ARE having
spiritual conversations with people every day, even if you don't talk
about Jesus, God, Scripture, or church.
Ultimately these
conversations about end - of - life care tie into the ancient
spiritual practice of honoring our parents and caring for the elderly.
I'm hoping that this issue will spark a healthy
conversation about whether should treat the Bible as a science textbook or a
spiritual guidebook.
Jesus» many
conversations with the Pharisees were
about spiritual issues, and he didn't talk to the other groups
about their politics.
I find that if you act like everyone is a Christian and include them in your
conversation, people are more willing to talk
about God and
spiritual matters.
The point of John 3:3 was made during Jesus»
conversation with Nicodemus — he simply could not bring himself to understand what Jesus was talking
about specifically because he was not born from heaven; and therefore was not
spiritual yet.
There are unwritten rules
about what can and can not be discussed in church.6 Dualistic attitudes
about what is and is not
spiritual or religious are operative if sexuality is not considered a polite topic of
conversation among church members.
Williams shared a couple of opportunities he's been able to engage his faith while at work in a
conversation with PJ Media, including a
conversation about the
spiritual significance of marriage.
They often want to find out more, and the
conversation turns to subjects of following Jesus, questions
about God, and other
spiritual matters.
February 23: Gordon College Chapel - Wenham, Massachusetts Wednesday, 10:25 a.m. - A.J. Gordon Memorial Chapel Again I'll be talking
about the Bible as a
conversation - starter, focusing on the importance of «study» as it applies to the
spiritual disciplines, and of course sharing some of the ups and downs of my biblical womanhood project
A little later my dad came in and sat down on the edge of the bed and said quietly that we should have a
conversation about Sunday Mass, and probably I was now old enough to make my own decisions
about attending Mass, that he and my mother did not think it right or fair to force that decision on us children, that we needed to find our own ways spiritually, and that while he and our mother very much hoped that we would walk in the many rewarding paths of the Church, the final decision there would be ours alone, each obeying his own conscience; that was only right and fair, and to decree attendance now would perhaps actually force us away from the very thing that he and my mother found to be the most nutritious
spiritual food; so perhaps you and I and your mother can sit and discuss this later this afternoon, he said, and come to some amicable agreement.
Virgo also rules the zodiac's wellness house, and with this year's game - changing eclipses in Virgo (Sept. 13) and holistic /
spiritual Pisces (Mar. 20), the global
conversation about well - being is sure to be lively.
Over this beautiful relaxing weekend, engage in
conversations about self - care, delicious and nourishing food, and
spiritual renewal.
Health At Every Size (or HAES ®) is an exciting new
conversation about sustainable, holistic health: physical, psychological, relational, and
spiritual.
Isabel is really into body positive photography and pleasure as a
spiritual practice, and has very strong opinions
about why most people are getting the «emotional eating»
conversation backwards.
BM: I am thinking
about someone like Agnes Martin and if you were to introduce the work by talking
about her forsaking everything and turning her back on the world and living a hermit life, if that would lead to a more
spiritual aspect in the
conversation rather than if you waited just through the works for someone to get there.