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Bernardine W.
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After the Romans destroyed Jerusalem in AD 70, Judaic Christianity waned in numbers and power. Gentile Christianity dominated, and the new faith began to absorb Greco-Roman philosophy and ritual.
“Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross that he might draw the whole world to himself: Mercifully grant that we who glory in the mystery of our redemption may have the grace to take up our cross and follow him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.”
― The Divine Hours (Volume One): Prayers for Summertime: A Manual for Prayer
― The Divine Hours (Volume One): Prayers for Summertime: A Manual for Prayer
“being angry is not the same thing as being called.”
― Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry
― Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry
“Most of us are more tired than we know at the soul level. We are teetering on the brink of dangerous exhaustion, and we cannot do anything else until we have gotten some rest...we can't really engage [any spiritual disciplines] until solitude becomes a place of rest for us rather than another place for human striving and hard work.”
― Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation
― Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation
“Parker Palmer observes, "A leader is a person who must take special responsibility for what's going on inside him or her self, inside his or her consciousness, lest the act of leadership create more harm than good.”
― Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry
― Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry
“If the churches came to understand that the greatest threat to faith today is not hedonism but distraction, perhaps they might begin to appeal to a frazzled digital generation. Christian leaders seem to think that they need more distraction to counter the distraction. Their services have degenerated into emotional spasms, their spaces drowned with light and noise and locked shut throughout the day, when their darkness and silence might actually draw those whose minds and souls have grown web-weary.”
― Invitation to Retreat: The Gift and Necessity of Time Away with God
― Invitation to Retreat: The Gift and Necessity of Time Away with God
Bernardine’s 2025 Year in Books
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