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    An Unusual Easter
    Celtic Christian Pilgrim
    • Apr 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    An Unusual Easter

    There is nothing “normal” or “typical” about Holy Week and Easter this year. COVID-19 has messed with our “usual” ways of experiencing...
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    Perfect Prayers
    Celtic Christian Pilgrim
    • Mar 25, 2020
    • 5 min

    Perfect Prayers

    Do you ever wonder how to pray? I sure do. That’s especially true when I am confused or worried, when the situation is too complex to...
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    Valentine's Day Red
    Celtic Christian Pilgrim
    • Feb 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    Valentine's Day Red

    Why is red the color of choice for the commercial and cultural celebration of St. Valentine’s Day? Some suggest that, since red enhances...
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    In Our Churches: Making the Main Thing the Main Thing
    Celtic Christian Pilgrim
    • Jul 27, 2019
    • 6 min

    In Our Churches: Making the Main Thing the Main Thing

    #mainthing #Christcrucified #Jesus #churchminitry #coventrycathedral #shipsofheaven Saint Michael’s Parish Church of Coventry, located in...
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    Simple Theology
    Celtic Christian Pilgrim
    • Feb 12, 2019
    • 7 min

    Simple Theology

    #Whatdoyoubelieve #TrustingGod #Holy Simple Theology My heart is not proud, LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with...
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    The Hope of Christmas Bells -- A Carol for Our Time
    Celtic Christian Pilgrim
    • Dec 12, 2018
    • 8 min

    The Hope of Christmas Bells -- A Carol for Our Time

    #Christmas#Christmascarols#hope#hatred#Longfellow# Like millions of others, I watched and listened to portions of the funeral service for...
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    Simplicity Is Not Downsizing
    Celtic Christian Pilgrim
    • Oct 19, 2018
    • 8 min

    Simplicity Is Not Downsizing

    #downsizing #simplicity #spiritualformation #onething Like so many before me, one thing that retirement did was force me (and my wife,...
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    Love in Questions
    Celtic Christian Pilgrim
    • Oct 4, 2018
    • 4 min

    Love in Questions

    #questions #love #askinggoodquestions I just finished a book by Alice Fryling called Seeking God Together (IVP. © 2009) about the kinds...
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    Contemplative Photography -  The Beauty of Imperfection
    Celtic Christian Pilgrim
    • Sep 29, 2018
    • 1 min

    Contemplative Photography - The Beauty of Imperfection

    Christine Valters Paintner in her book Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice talks about the beauty of the...
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    Confession of a Guilty Pray-er
    Celtic Christian Pilgrim
    • Sep 26, 2018
    • 3 min

    Confession of a Guilty Pray-er

    #prayer, #attentive to God, In the long run, prayer is not about formulas, lists and methods. It’s about being with God and God being...
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    A Time When Jesus Goes from Preaching to Meddling
    Celtic Christian Pilgrim
    • Sep 4, 2018
    • 9 min

    A Time When Jesus Goes from Preaching to Meddling

    Jesus said to them, “You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.” And He continued, “You have a fine...
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    Who am I? Who are you?
    Celtic Christian Pilgrim
    • Aug 26, 2018
    • 4 min

    Who am I? Who are you?

    I heard a good word this morning. It first came in a message shared by a pastor-friend who posed the question “Who am I?” at the...
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    Love ... Pray ... Forgive ...
    Celtic Christian Pilgrim
    • Aug 8, 2018
    • 2 min

    Love ... Pray ... Forgive ...

    God’s will for our lives and how we live toward others ... even those we find hard to deal with? It’s clear. Not simple but clear. Love...
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    We Can't Control the Wind -- As Much as We Try!
    Celtic Christian Pilgrim
    • Jul 15, 2018
    • 1 min

    We Can't Control the Wind -- As Much as We Try!

    I read something recently that was so very freeing. Exploding mythes we tell ourselves of the "way they ought to be" rather than the way...
    14 views1 comment
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