Soul Sculpting Project: Called to Forgive. But How? Two Steps Towards the Freedom of Forgiveness A Parable There once was a king who decided it was time to settle his accounts. It came at the worst possible time for Pete. A year ago he had been the rich one handing out the loans, but then…
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Soul Sculpting Project: Sacred Imagination: Experiencing Faith Using More of Our Mind
He was 26 when it happened. He did love war. When everyone else saw the odds and wanted to surrender it was Ignatius who talked the commander into resisting. Cannon balls flew during the battle and one of them passed through Ignatius’ legs. One leg shattered and the other was badly injured. Near death and…
Soul Sculpting Project: The Unlikely Practice of Welcoming Unwanted Emotions
Soul Sculpting Project: The Unlikely Practice of Welcoming Unwanted Emotions Fear, grief, worry, regret, dread, gloom . . . are not welcome guests for me. They show up at the door anyway and push their way in. Today I invite you into the unlikely practice of welcoming the unwanted guests. As you have noticed, these…
Soul Sculpting Project: From Loneliness to Connection with God.
Soul Sculpting Project: From Loneliness to Connection with God January 8, 1930 “This, this has been the finest year of my life. And I have done nothing but open windows – God has done all the rest. There have been few, if any, conspicuous achievements. There has been a succession of marvelous experiences of the…
Soul Sculpting Project: Praying in Our Body
Soul Sculpting Project: Praying in Our Body They would crowd around the upstairs window and watch him while he prayed. His prayer time looked more like a work-out. This ‘athlete of Christ’ prayed with his whole body. He would throw his arms straight up and become an arrow shooting to God. Then he would sprawl…
Soul Sculpting Project: Prayer Journal Minute
Soul Sculpting Project: Prayer Journal Minute It was a case of mistaken identity. My 17 year-old daughter Terese was accused by the police of a crime she had not committed. She said she had not done it and I believed her. The officer, however, was adamant that she was at the scene of the crime….
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