Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Thu, 04/16/09
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
- Weekend Readings
- Theology Institute 2009
- Commerce Corner
- Theology Note of the Week
- Book of the Week
- Shalom Place Discussion Board
- Personal Spiritual Guidance
- Affiliate Web Sites
- Website of the Week
- Joke of the Week
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WEEKEND READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1 and 14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21;
Mk 16:9-15
Sunday: Acts 4:32-35; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Jn 5:1-6;
Jn 20:19-31
R. Alleluia.
Let the house of Israel say,
"His mercy endures forever."
Let the house of Aaron say,
"His mercy endures forever."
Let those who fear the LORD say,
"His mercy endures forever."
I was hard pressed and was falling,
but the LORD helped me.
My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.
The joyful shout of victory
in the tents of the just:
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
By the LORD has this been done;
it is wonderful in our eyes.
This is the day the LORD has made;
let us be glad and rejoice in it.
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THEOLOGY INSTITUTE 2009
Christianity in the 21st Century: Dynamics of Spiritual
Transformation
Presented by Philip St. Romain, M.S., D. Min., and Kathryn
Damiano, Ph.D.
June 12-16, 2009
Heartland Center for Spirituality
Great Bend, KS
$250 - includes registration, room and board
Christianity shapes and is shaped by the worldview of the various
cultures in which it is to be found .It is good to understand these
worldviews, and their formative influences. Nevertheless, the
Gospel is not to be identified with any particular culture or
system; it ultimately transcends these. Join us to explore how the
Spirit is calling us forth as a people during these times of
transition.
- see http://www.heartlandspirituality.org/programs.html#theology
for full-description brochure and payment options.
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THEOLOGY NOTE OF THE WEEK
Church
The word is used in two senses: the visible and the invisible
church. The visible church consists of all the people that claim to
be Christians and go to church. The invisible church is the actual
body of Christians; those who are truly saved.
The true church of God is not an organization on earth consisting
of people and buildings, but is really a supernatural entity
comprised of those who are saved by Jesus. It spans the entire time
of man's existence on earth as well as all people who are called
into it. We become members of the church (body of Christ) by faith
(Acts 2:41). We are edified by the Word (Eph. 4:15-16), disciplined
by God (Matt. 18:15-17), unified in Christ (Gal. 3:28), and
sanctified by the Spirit (Eph. 5:26-27).
- http://www.carm.org/dictionary.htm
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
"Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession," by Anne Rice.
Knopf. 2008.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0307268276/ref=noism/christianspiritu/
Rice gave faithful fans fits when she concluded her lengthy vampire
saga with series hero Lestat searching for sainthood and followed
up with carefully orthodox biographical novels about Jesus. Now she
eloquently explains the life change that shaped those books: her
return to Catholicism. First, however, she limns the early-life
faith she hoped to resume and the long exile from it that began, so
typically, in college and continued until late middle age. She
expansively recalls the cohesion and beauty that regular mass
attendance, Catholic schooling, and community observance of the
panoply of Christian festivals bestowed on her New Orleans
childhood and adolescence. Much more tersely but no less
consequentially, she asserts the satisfaction of her thoroughly
faithful 41-year marriage to the poet Stan Rice (1942-2002). About
her long period of unbelief, she is even briefer, though she
retrospectively interprets her vampires and witches as sad
unbelievers still desperately striving for transcendence and grace,
as she was. Coming home to New Orleans in 1989 preceded coming home
to the church in 1996, and full realization of revived faith came
with the decision to write for God. As plainly written as a Quaker
spiritual journal, Rice's confession of faith will impress many who
wouldn't think of reading vampire romances--and possibly many who
read little else. --Ray Olson, Amazon. com review
(I've been reading this book lately and am really enjoying it.
Highly recommended. - Phil )
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SHALOM PLACE DISCUSSION BOARDS
The discussion board has a new home:
- http://shalomplace.org/eve/forums
A few active discussions:
- Spiritual pride - Christian Spirituality Issues forum.
- Taking delight in the happiness of another - Christian
Spirituality Issues forum.
- Krishnamurti: kundalini and "benediction" - Kundalini issues and
spiritual emergencies forum.
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AFFILIATE WEB SITES (please give them a visit)
Heartland Center for Spirituality (sponsoring Internet workshops
year-round).
http://www.heartlandspirituality.org/index.html
Emanuella House of Prayer: a place for prayer and silence in
British Columbia
http://members.axion.net/~massf/
The Ark: Providing a variety of scripture and lectionary study
resources.
http://www.theark1.com
Kyrie Places of Pilgrimmage and Renewal.
http://www.kyrie.com/places/index.htm
Contemplative Rudder: "In the midst of Consecrated Silence'
atmospherics ... a Rudder!
http://www.contemplativerudder.com/
Inner Explorations: a vast array of spirituality resources for the
mature Christian.
http://innerexplorations.com
The Sanctuary Foundation for Prayer: resources for spiritual growth.
http://fromholyground.org/index.htm
SeeScapes. Picturing the deeper dimensions of our spirituality.
http://www.seescapes.com
Temenos Catholic Worker: support for homeless youth in Polk Street
neighborhood, San Francisco
http://www.temenos.org/
Contemplative Ministries of the Pacific Northwest: teaching and
support on contemplative practice
http://www.prayeroftheheart.com
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WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus
- http://innerexplorations.com/catchtheomor/resurrecion.htm
This superb work by James Arraj is now available free of charge for
online reading or printing your own copy. You can also order the
book if you'd like.
To me, it is the authoritative publication on this topic, examining
the evidence for, arguments against, and the implications for
believers.
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
- Two penguins
A man drives to a gas station and has his tank filled up. The gas
pumper spots two penguins sitting in the back seat of the car. He
asks the driver, "What's up with the penguins in the back seat?"
The man in the car says "I found them. I asked myself what to do
with them but, I haven't had a clue."
The clerk ponders a bit then says, "You should take them to the zoo."
"Hey, that's a good idea," says the man in the car and drives away.
The next day the man with the car is back at the same gas station.
The clerk sees the penguins are still in the back seat of the car.
"Hey, they're still here! I thought you were going to take them to
the zoo."
"Oh, I did," says the driver, "And we had a great time! Today I am
taking them to the beach."
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