https://soundcloud.com/musingthemysteries/simple-pleasure It surprised me to find that the term, “pleasure” is the Bible 34 times! So anyone who thought that God wasn’t at all interested in pleasure, for him and for us, was pretty much mistaken. Problem is we don't get what true pleasure, eternal pleasure, pure pleasure is. And we don’t know how to …
Simplicity and Stuff (Part 2)
"Possession is an illusion in the light of the Kingdom. What do you possess? Wait a few years—we’ll see how much you possess when you’re six feet under! You don’t possess anything." Richard Rohr https://soundcloud.com/musingthemysteries/simplicity-and-stuff-part-2 This 10-minute audio podcast is Part 2 of 3 episodes on Simplicity and Stuff. Some suggested simplifiers (adapted from Richard Foster …
Simplicity and Stuff (Part 1)
From where I sit, a lot of supposed disciples of the vagabond, homeless preacher named Jesus have confused their net worth with their self worth. This 12-minute audio podcast is Part 1 of 3 episodes on Simplicity and Stuff. You can find a blog post on this topic here. https://soundcloud.com/musingthemysteries/simplicity-and-stuff-part-1
Recommended reading #4
[Practicing the Way of Jesus – Free: Spending Your Time and Money On What Matters Most – When Helping Hurts] Practicing the Way of Jesus, by Mark Scandrette Mark, who has a quite radical approach to church and spiritual development, is an acquaintance of mine here in San Francisco. If you wonder about how we …