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Toxic Hurry: The High Price of the Unexamined Life (3)

NRCC — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:54:14 +0000

Philosophical pragmatism was hammered out by a bunch of really smart guys in Cambridge, Mass. in the late 1800′s. It has become such a successful, American philosophy that it often bleeds out of the area in which it is so fruitful and effective, into other areas of our humanity in which it is decidedly not helpful – in fact, quite the opposite.

As Americans, if we would heed the warning in Jesus’ parable about not getting caught up in toxic hurry, we have to know what will derail us. Philosophical pragmatism will do it!

Have a listen,
Doug

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Toxic Hurry: The High Price of the Unexamined Life (2)

NRCC — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:51:22 +0000

Pragmatism: if it works, it must be good. Who would argue with that? However, when we think about making it the central organizing value in our lives (as many Americans do), there are some pretty negative, unintended consequences. If we want to not miss the party Jesus invited us to last week, we do well to rethink how deeply we allow pragmatism to go in our value system. Continue reading →

The Great Upending: Toward a Better Earth

admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 16:35:16 +0000

Listen to this prayer from Francis of Assisi. It sums up today’s lesson. Have a listen.
Doug.

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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
…where there is injury, pardon;
…where there is doubt, faith;
…where there is despair, hope;
…where there is darkness, light;
…where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
…to be consoled as to console;
…to be understood as to understand;
…to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;
…it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
…and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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