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Tag Archives: Christianity
Life Review: My Hardest Work Experience
I recently talked with a young adult friend about difficulties she’s having at work, and ended up telling her about the most difficult experience I had in five decades in the workplace. I’ve decided to write out the story as … Continue reading
Posted in Psyche, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, faith, life review, life story, love, reminiscence, virtue
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The Christian Communist
I’ve been writing recently about stuff–our tendency to acquire too many things, our difficulty letting go, our need to simplify as we get older. Recently I ran across a quote on possessions and spirituality by Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Spirit
Tagged Christianity, communism, faith, possessions, purpose, Simone Weil, Thomas Merton
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Save the World? Don’t Look at Me!
Earlier this year I read Assimilate or Go Home: Notes From a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith (San Francisco: Harper One, 2016) by D.L. Mayfield. Mayfield is a young woman of faith who spent much of her early adulthood volunteering … Continue reading
Posted in caregiving, Spirit
Tagged Christianity, D.L. Mayfield, faith, justice, ministry, mission
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Cold Comfort at the Church of the Dancing Girl
I have mixed feelings about attending unfamiliar churches. On the one hand, it’s interesting to see the worship practices of various faith communities and meaningful to join with them in the majestic, never-ending stream of praise that, if the book … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships, Spirit
Tagged Christianity, church, compassion, encounters, illness, older adults, winter colds
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The Seven Deadly Sins for Seniors: Sloth
This is the third post in a series about the seven deadly sins. I have been reading and discussing with a church men’s group a book on the topic, Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their … Continue reading
Posted in Spirit
Tagged acedia, aging, capital vices, Christianity, despair, Kathleen Norris, loss, Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung, self
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The Seven Deadly Sins for Seniors: Vainglory
As I wrote in my previous post, the Men’s Group at my church has been reading and discussing the book Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies by the philosopher Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung. The … Continue reading
Posted in Psyche, Spirit
Tagged aging, Christianity, older adults, Thomas Aquinas, vice, virtue
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Among the Stones (Far from the Madding Crowd)
It’s been a contemplative summer. I read a book on Centering Prayer, a contemplative form of Christian prayer, and have tried to incorporate aspects of it into my spiritual practice. I’ve been slowly working my way through New Seeds of … Continue reading
The Silver Lining While Waiting for Healing
I’ve had a difficult time of it recently. Though the surgery I had in February was successful, I was rehospitalized a couple weeks later with complications. Urine was leaking into my abdomen, causing severe pain. The doctors fitted me with … Continue reading
A Wineskin in the Smoke
I had surgery a week ago. I had only undergone surgery under general anesthetic once before, an outpatient surgery about fifteen years ago. This time, I had a cancerous body part removed, meaning I was unconscious for longer than during … Continue reading
Posted in Body, Spirit
Tagged aging, cancer, Christianity, elderly, faith, God, surgery
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Spiritual Simplification, or Jesus at the Door with Burgers, Fries, and a Drink
Several months ago, I started a series of posts in response to theologian Lewis Joseph Sherrill’s contention that simplification is the primary psychological task of late adulthood. Sherrill described simplification as “distinguishing the more important from the less important, getting … Continue reading
Posted in Spirit
Tagged aging, Christianity, elderly, faith, older adults, simplification, spirituality
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Beyond Halfway 