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Nancy's Notes: Busted!
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Monday, August 18, 2008. This morning I've moved on to reading an excerpt from. Introduction to the Devout Life. By Francis de Sales (1567-1622). Francis says that we all paint devotion with the lens of our passions. We think we're devout because we fast, but we don't see how our caustic remarks hurt someone. Or we pray three times a day, but then gossip about our neighbor. That one hit me smack in the face! Peace, love and grace. Labels: Francis de Sales. Maybe not so much that they are closer. I'm marr...
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Nancy's Notes: March 2008
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Saturday, March 29, 2008. Speaking of games- Go Hawks! They made it to the Elite 8 last night and are headed for a showdown with the Davidson Cinderella team on Sunday night. Again, we'll see. My other news, the really great news, is that Heather is pregnant and we're going to be grandparents! How 'bout them apples! So this is my first post for this go-round. Stay tuned. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Subscribe to Nancy's Notes. A Few of My Favorite Blogs.
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Nancy's Notes: True Religious Affections
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Friday, August 15, 2008. Some of the affections of true religion are:. Holy fear- trembling at the Word of God;. Hope- sure and steadfast anchor of the soul;. Love- God, neighbor, self;. Hate- sin and evil;. Holy desire- as the deer pants for the water;. Joy- delight yourself in the Lord;. Religious sorrow- blessed are those who mourn;. Gratitude- thankfulness and praise to God;. Compassion- God honors those who show mercy; and. Zeal- what's missing from the lukewarm Laodiceans. Peace, love and grace.
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Nancy's Notes: July 2008
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Hear from them. I'll see where the books take me. If nothing else, I've got Healing Balm of Gilead now. Peace, love and grace. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I'm married to the love of my life, Dale McAllister. We live in Manhattan, Kansas, where I'm an associate pastor at the First United Methodist Church. We have 5 children, 1 dog and a grandchild on the way. View my complete profile. Subscribe to Nancy's Notes. A Few of My Favorite Blogs.
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Nancy's Notes: Spiritual Agility
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008. In today's reading, Francis says that, "devotion is simply that spiritual agility by which charity works in us or by aid of which we work quickly and lovingly.To be good a person must have charity, and to be devout, in addition to charity, he must have great zeal and readiness in performing charitable actions.". Hmmmhow does devotion help us work quickly and lovingly? That's a bit puzzling to me. Stay tuned for tomorrow when we hear Francis say, ". Peace, love and grace.
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Nancy's Notes: May 2008
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Monday, May 19, 2008. Life in the Garden. This morning I was reading about Adam and Eve's life in the garden. The story was of the serpent giving them the forbidden fruit to eat. God knew they had hidden themselves, but came looking for them anyway. Even knowing they had disobeyed her command, God wanted to continue to be in relationship with them. Reading this familiar story again this morning, I was struck by the thought that we are still in the garden! Links to this post. Labels: adam and eve. I'm mar...
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Nancy's Notes: This and That
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Thursday, August 21, 2008. I'm having a hard time focusing today, which I need to get past as there is so much to get done! Erin is on break and will be here this evening. We're spending most of the day tomorrow working on getting ready for a family shower for Baby Clinger on Saturday. :-) That will be fun! I've read the last of Francis de Sales, but I'm to distracted by the rest of my day to reflect much on what he wrote. Ah, well, RIP Francis. Peace, love and grace. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Nancy's Notes: Changing Bitter to Sweet
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Changing Bitter to Sweet. This is the kind of theology that just makes me nuts! I'm not sure how Francis is using the word "mortification," but it seems to me to be one thing to deprive myself of something I like and something else altogether to be subjected to "fire, flame, wheel, and sword" by someone else. I find it hard to stomach the thought that "cruel torments" are made sweet. Is it a. The fact that they had. Peace, love and grace. Labels: Francis de Sales. A Heart Deep...
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Nancy's Notes: June 2008
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Thursday, June 19, 2008. I'm still on Dallas Willard's. The Spirit of the Disciplines. He makes the case that "the churches of the Western world have not made discipleship a condition of being a Christian." You can join a church with no requirement for growing in Christ. I hadn't thought about it that way, but that's probably what has created our "social club" Christians. It makes me wonder how it's different in the Eastern world, or if it is any different, and if so, how? Peace, love and grace. I'm not ...
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