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The deep need is discipleship
I am making another trek through Thomas Merton’s autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. As he came to faith in the Catholic Church, he made an observation about the need for discipleship in his own life.
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Study war no more
Challenging thoughts from Thomas Merton on “hating war.”
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Prayer for the Day
But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.
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Thought of the Day
A faith that is afraid of other people is not faith at all. — Thomas Merton (@MertonDaily) June 3, 2016
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It is time for a renewed hunger
I am working my way through a book by Andy Lord called Transforming Renewal: Charismatic Renewal Meets Thomas Merton The book is a comparison of the teaching of David Watson and Thomas Merton. I know a David Watson, so I quickly discovered they’re not the same men… mainly because the David Watson in Lord’s book died several years ago. (I’m pretty…
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The desire to desire
I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.
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One vocation
I am finishing Merton’s autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. His call was ultimately to the monastic life. He became a Cistercian monk and led the way in contemplative life that has served as example for generations of believers following him. His writing has paved the way. The simplicity of vocation isn’t about giving up everything and entering a monastery. Simple vocation,…
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White. Male. Evangelical. Pentecostal.
A CALL TO AMERICAN EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS I very rarely read a book than once. Outside of the Bible, there are a handful I’ve made a second attempt at. Beyond that, it’s been Dallas Willard’s The Divine Conspiracy and one more: Thomas Merton’s autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain. Those of you who read me enough think I’m a Willard nut? (And I am.) I’ve…
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No fear of the topic of hell
“Why should anyone be shattered by the thought of hell? It is not compulsory for anyone to go there. Those who do, do so by their own choice, and against the will of God, and they can only get into hell by defying and resisting all the work of Providence and grace.” — Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain
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Running from God? Good luck
“(The hard experiences) were only graces in the sense that God in His mercy was permitting me to fly as far as I could from His love but at the same time preparing to confront me, at the end of it all, and in the bottom of the abyss, when I thought I had gone farthest away from Him… For…
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