This brought a smile to my face, tears to my eyes, and a few clicks for my fingers to preorder your new book. I appreciate how you describe your wholly human experience of outsiderness. What makes your perspective unique is the way in which you can tell a story without shaming the “antagonists”. Thank you as always.
Thank you, Stephen. My hope is sharing is twofold. First, that my vulnerability might encourage others to be vulnerable. Additionally, I hope that what my readers will glimpse is God's redeeming work in my own quite imperfect life.
I love your meditations ( may I call them that?) and always listen to them twice (I love your soothing, caring voice so I choose audio). My thoughts generated by your reflection (slash meditation) posted today is that I see many people who will reach out to others but are less interested in reaching in to themselves. How do you form community with the two people at the conference who said, “where is everybody?” as you two “outsiders” were sitting right there? Is it necessary to better know thyself before attempting to know others in community? There are many communities (congregations too) that are fractured. Peace, Dwight Lee Wolter
Genuine self-awareness and authentic relationship seem to me to go hand in hand. My best friends help me to see depths and dimensions of myself that introspection alone has been unable to unearth. Time and energy spent in courageous self-reflection is important. So too is the kind of friendship described in Proverbs (and, I think, offered by Jesus).
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This brought a smile to my face, tears to my eyes, and a few clicks for my fingers to preorder your new book. I appreciate how you describe your wholly human experience of outsiderness. What makes your perspective unique is the way in which you can tell a story without shaming the “antagonists”. Thank you as always.
Thanks, Katie! And thanks for the preorder. Would love to hear your thoughts on the new book once it comes your way.
Your candor about your life's journey is remarkable, Bishop. Thank you! Stephen Waller
Thank you, Stephen. My hope is sharing is twofold. First, that my vulnerability might encourage others to be vulnerable. Additionally, I hope that what my readers will glimpse is God's redeeming work in my own quite imperfect life.
I love your meditations ( may I call them that?) and always listen to them twice (I love your soothing, caring voice so I choose audio). My thoughts generated by your reflection (slash meditation) posted today is that I see many people who will reach out to others but are less interested in reaching in to themselves. How do you form community with the two people at the conference who said, “where is everybody?” as you two “outsiders” were sitting right there? Is it necessary to better know thyself before attempting to know others in community? There are many communities (congregations too) that are fractured. Peace, Dwight Lee Wolter
Genuine self-awareness and authentic relationship seem to me to go hand in hand. My best friends help me to see depths and dimensions of myself that introspection alone has been unable to unearth. Time and energy spent in courageous self-reflection is important. So too is the kind of friendship described in Proverbs (and, I think, offered by Jesus).