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Reflection for Good Friday: Love and Fear | Getting Dressed in the Dark
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Getting Dressed in the Dark. To reflect on the journey to live the spiritual life, to equip the saints for ministry, and to engage contemporary issues of faith. April 18, 2014. Reflection for Good Friday: Love and Fear. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. I mean it. Take in a deep breath and feel the life-giving air fill your lungs. Inhale the deep, deep, unconditional love of God. But his first and probably most famous book was. I resonate with Manning’s words and share his ...
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Give More: Hope, Love, Joy Peace | Getting Dressed in the Dark
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Getting Dressed in the Dark. To reflect on the journey to live the spiritual life, to equip the saints for ministry, and to engage contemporary issues of faith. November 25, 2013. Give More: Hope, Love, Joy Peace. Thanks to Wendy Hines for her guest post on the Advent Conspiracy theme of Give More. In the mist of the craziness, I make my mind slow down and consider how to give more during Advent. This Advent season I ask you to consider the ways that you can give more in three important areas:. Tommy Bra...
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Father Tom | Getting Dressed in the Dark
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Getting Dressed in the Dark. To reflect on the journey to live the spiritual life, to equip the saints for ministry, and to engage contemporary issues of faith. Author Archives: Father Tom. Tommy Bratton is the Minister of Christian Formation at First Baptist Church of Asheville. He has been married to Laura, the greatest wife in the world, since March 27, 1993. They have three sons: Ryan, Jake and Ben. Tommy is a big fan of sad country music, dystopian books, and great movies. April 18, 2014. To live by...
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Give More – The Best Gifts | Getting Dressed in the Dark
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Getting Dressed in the Dark. To reflect on the journey to live the spiritual life, to equip the saints for ministry, and to engage contemporary issues of faith. December 1, 2013. Give More – The Best Gifts. Thanks to Lynnette Sills for her guest blog post on the Advent Conspiracy theme of Give More. This entry was posted on Sunday, December 1st, 2013 at 4:36 pm and posted in Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Give More: Hope, Love, Joy Peace. Give More – ...
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Spring Training: Reflections on Ash Wednesday | Getting Dressed in the Dark
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Getting Dressed in the Dark. To reflect on the journey to live the spiritual life, to equip the saints for ministry, and to engage contemporary issues of faith. March 6, 2014. Spring Training: Reflections on Ash Wednesday. Even the darkest moments of the liturgy are filled with joy, and Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten fast, is a day of happiness, a Christian feast. – Thomas Merton. After this time of worship, I read the last couple of pages I had left in Sara Miles’ book. The City of God.
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Crafting My Rule of Life | Getting Dressed in the Dark
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Getting Dressed in the Dark. To reflect on the journey to live the spiritual life, to equip the saints for ministry, and to engage contemporary issues of faith. January 29, 2014. Crafting My Rule of Life. 8220;Simply do the next thing in love.” – John Blase. In small groups at my church, we have been having conversations about how to craft a rule of life. In Stephen Macchia’s book. Crafting a Rule of Life,. He writes: “The word for rule,. Because I am created in the image of God, I am love. I wish that I...
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Love All – Advent Again? | Getting Dressed in the Dark
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Getting Dressed in the Dark. To reflect on the journey to live the spiritual life, to equip the saints for ministry, and to engage contemporary issues of faith. December 10, 2013. Love All – Advent Again? Thanks to Leah Brown for her guest post on the Advent Conspiracy theme of Love All. How can it be true? Where has the year gone? These are the questions I begin asking myself each year as the end of November approaches. And now, Advent is almost half over. I believe, at its essence, the tenet of Love Al...
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Getting Dressed in the Dark. To reflect on the journey to live the spiritual life, to equip the saints for ministry, and to engage contemporary issues of faith. November 13, 2013. Worship Fully – Hump Day. Thanks to David Blackmon for writing this post about the Advent Conspiracy’s theme of Worship Fully. What day is it? So, here’s a challenge. Begin your first 12 days of the season committed to worshipping fully. Sing and pray. Read the stories and light candles. Gather with friends on t...Do not dive i...
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