Daily Archives: December 21, 2017

To Crawl Inside The Wire And Feel Something Near Me

As I have noted from time to time [1], I am a fan of the music of Toad The Wet Sprocket, a power pop quartet with a goofy name taken straight out of a Monty Python Flying Circus skit.  Among … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Practice Of The Presence Of God

The Practice Of The Presence Of God, by Brother Lawrence One of the things that one learns as a reader of books of Christian mysticism [1] is that the best of these books are often in a conversation with other … Continue reading

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Book Review: A Testament of Devotion

A Testament Of Devotion, by Thomas R. Kelly I must admit that I am not all that familiar with Quaker spirituality except for my criticism of its inveterate pacifism and pietism which for various reasons has formed an important influence … Continue reading

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