Category: Series: The Active Life (Book Discussion)
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The Active Life – 8. “Threatened With Resurrection”: Acts of Death or New Life. Parker Palmer
Today we come to the eighth and final chapter in Parker Palmer's The Active Life: A Spirituality of Creativity, Work, and Caring, titled "' Threatened With Resurrection': Acts of Death or New Life." The Horizons of Action In this final chapter, Palmer offers insight into the meaning of resurrection. He opens by reminding us that…
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The Active Life – 7. “Loaves and Fishes”: Acts of Scarcity or Abundance. Parker Palmer
Today we come to the seventh chapter in Parker Palmers’ The Active Life: A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring, titled “’Loaves and Fishes’: Acts of Scarcity or Abundance.” We will begin with a review of Palmer’s main points. I agree with his general conclusion in this chapter, but I find his path to his…
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The Active Life – 6. “Jesus in the Desert”: The Temptations of Action. Parker Palmer
Continuing our series on Parker Palmer's The Active Life: A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring, we look at Chapter 6, "' Jesus in the Desert': The Temptations of Action." The story in this chapter is the temptation of Jesus in the desert as given in Luke 4:1-15, (Jerusalem Bible, modified by Palmer with inclusive…
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The Active Life – 5. “The Angel”: Action, Failure and Suffering. Parker Palmer
Today we move to chapter five, "The Angel": Action, Failure and Suffering, in Parker Palmer's The Active Life: A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring. This chapter features a story by Martin Buber, "The Angel and the World's Dominion." To preface this story, Palmer notes that Martin Buber was a Jewish philosopher, and what he…
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The Active Life – 4. “The Woodcarver”: A Model for Right Action. Parker Palmer
This week we are looking at chapter 4, “’The Woodcarver’: A Model for Right Action,” in Parker Palmer’s book, The Active Life. Palmer draws on another story by the ancient Taoist philosopher Chuang Tzu. The Woodcarver. Khing, the master carver, made a bell stand Of prescious wood. When it was finished, All who…
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The Active Life – 3. “Active Life”: The Shadow Side. Parker Palmer
Today we are looking at the third chapter in Parker Palmer's book the Active Life, "Active Life": The Shadow Side. The first two chapters lay out preliminary thoughts regarding contemplative and active lives. The final six chapters begin with a piece of ancient wisdom, followed by Palmer's reflections. Today we are looking at a piece…
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The Active Life – 1. Spirituality in Action: On Being Fully Alive
(Today, I'm beginning an eight-week book study on Parker Palmer's, The Active Life: A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring at Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church from 11:30 to 12:30. If you are in the area and want to attend, please join us. Bring lunch if you like. In addition to the face-to-face study, I will…