: the church is dead :

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the church is dead
long live spirituality
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the church is dead
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the church is dead
I am spiritual but not religious, the church is
the opposite!
The church has denied me the right to seek God!
I believe in what God was before the church
called him God!
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the church is dead
This is a time when the search for spiritual
guidance is on the rise. Organised religion will
not serve as the solution to the developing
thirst that the millennial generation will
acquire. - F. Warner
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the contemplative journey
retreat - the monastery etc. meditation -
ignation, zen, silence, lectio divina the
desert - the mystics, solitude, suffering, still
small voice labyrinth - the journey and rhythm
long live spirituality
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the celtic journey
pilgrimage - the saints and guides community
- commitment over consumption, everyday
spirituality angels and spirits wildness -
chaos and creativity
long live spirituality
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the creation journey
the thin places - the places of engagement
art and creativity - made in the image of the
creator ecology and the cosmos - loving and
responsibility for creation new heaven and a
new earth - re-creation
long live spirituality
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The general meaning behind the root sh-l-m is of
completion and fulfillmentof entering into a
state of wholeness and unity, a restored
relationship. ...Shalom, and its related words
shalem, shelem and their derivatives, are among
the most important theological word Peace, in
this case, means much more than mere absence of
war. Rather, the root meaning of the verb shalem
better expresses the true concept of shalom
completeness, wholeness, harmony, fulfillment,
are closer to the meaning. Implicit in shalom is
the idea of unimpaired relationships with others
and fulfillment in one's undertakings shalom
describes the state of fulfillment which is the
result of God's presence.
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Oh, so you're a prophet! Well, tell me this
Our ancestors worshiped God at this mountain, but
you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place
for worship, right? Believe me, woman, the time
is coming when you Samaritans will worship the
Father neither here at this mountain nor there in
Jerusalem. You worship guessing in the dark we
Jews worship in the clear light of day. God's way
of salvation is made available through the Jews.
But the time is coming-it has, in fact, come-when
what you're called will not matter and where you
go to worship will not matter. It's who you are
and the way you live that count before God. Your
worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of
truth. That's the kind of people the Father is
out looking for those who are simply and
honestly themselves before him in their worship.
God is sheer being itself-Spirit. Those who
worship him must do it out of their very being,
their spirits, their true selves, in adoration.
john chapter 4
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So Paul took his stand in the open space at the
Areopagus and laid it out for them. "It is plain
to see that you Athenians take your religion
seriously. When I arrived here the other day, I
was fascinated with all the shrines I came
across. And then I found one inscribed, TO THE
UNKOWN GOD. I'm here to introduce you to this God
so you can worship intelligently, know who you're
dealing with. The God who made the world and
everything in it, this Master of sky and land,
doesn't live in custom-made shrines or temples or
need the human race to run errands for him, as if
he couldn't take care of himself. He makes the
creatures the creatures don't make him. Starting
from scratch, he made the entire human race and
made the earth hospitable, with plenty of time
and space for living so we could seek after God,
and not just grope around in the dark but
actually find him. He doesn't play hide-and-seek
with us. He's not remote he's near. We live and
move in him, can't get away from him! One of your
own poets said it well "We are the God-created.'
acts chapter 17