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Comment on Living Word–Resurrected Life by Joe

Joe — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:06:44 +0000

You are on FIRE Mr. Dunn… keep em comin’.
Joe

Comment on Appreciation of an “Ordinary Saint” by Jim Wiegel of Tolleson Arizona where the sun is just coming up and water is running in the ditch

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:14:02 +0000

Stunning, and ironic, as Occupy Wall Street, the Arab Spring unfolds, both supported by and utterly opposed to the world created. Supported by the technology. Opposed to the immense gap between the 1% (Steve certainly was this) and the 99%. Opposed to the pollution, the Ipad related suicides . . . I like your word, everyday saint. Means you don’t have to be perfect, in addition . . . .

Who created the COMPANY? the band with such discipline and loyalty?

Comment on about by Lynda

Lynda — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:33:18 +0000

Thank you, David, for these insightful musings. Thank you for nudging us to look at it by sending it to the OE list serve. Lynda

Comment on Appreciation of an “Ordinary Saint” by David

David — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:11:53 +0000

It’s been stunning to listen to the acknowledgements and tributes from all around the world: the BBC correspondent in Shanghai, Terry Gross’ interview with Steve from 1996, NPR reporters comparing him to Edison and Ford. Talk of the Nation today played his 2005 commencement address at Stanford University. The interview and the commencement address are worth tracking down and listening to. (Thank you Google, YouTube, and NPR.) dmd

Comment on Appreciation of an “Ordinary Saint” by Joe

Joe — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:11:48 +0000

Hear Hear and Amen. Where would I be, what would I be without this POWERFUL tool.
Thank You Steve Jobs and thank you David, well put.

Comment on Dogma, Devotion, and Discovery by Joe

Joe — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:17:12 +0000

Thank you David for your words. As usual you have taken me for my daily existence management mode and into the realm of pondering the “real”.
Two things came up for me, the first is a bit tangential and the second is the BEGINNING of my pondering on your main thought. I say beginning as I am not sure what destination this track will take me. I’ll give you a full report when (if) I get there.

You wrote: “In fact, almost anything that has to do with spirituality and religion raises more questions than answers.” I felt an insight moment… Part of what our practice gives us is a sense of stability, knowing He exists and his love is everlasting. But the other part is to consistently knock us off our tendency to rut. We as human beings get into autopilot mode fairly easily, with our practices and our beliefs. Questions keep us healthy.
But what a dichotomy! We seek the rock – stability and the “known” are so important for our sanity. But we need the “sea” (unknown, changing) to aid our journey so that we may reach who we really are.
Thus ends the tangent.

The second part is regarding the language. I have always been thrown by the language. That moment of translation into the “current” takes energy from the gist of the message. Recently I have come to accept this antiquity as a connection to our past. The words and practices of our founding mothers and fathers… I have always felt that our religion(s) give us the unique opportunity to span time, we give thanks as Jesus and his friends did at a set time making us join in communion in some weird temporal synchronicity. The socially foreign language helps me with this synchronicity. BUT, the things we are talking about are HEAVY. It is really a struggle to wrap our brains around the simplicity and vastness of some of the concepts that the words attempting to lead us to. In a recent sermon, the priest mentioned a poignant buried gem he found in Mark’s words ( I wish I could recall what it was) that I had never considered… my thought was, I wonder if that was on purpose on Mark’s part or the Spirit tucking in added value? And more to the point, did the ambiguity or social interpretation of the language lead to this insight?

Obviously, I am missing our mini conferences. Hope to see you soon.

Comment on Basement Questions by W. Joseph Schwairy

W. Joseph Schwairy — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:27:07 +0000

Good work, good questions. I remember 1976 and how we were involved as children. It all looks very different now through “adult eyes”.

Comment on welcome by Joe Schwairy

Joe Schwairy — Fri, 07 May 2010 05:39:14 +0000

I think religion is a hoped for conduit to our spirituality. It is also an expression of our wish for commonality? …community? connectedness? …threads that bind (connect) a bunch of individuals together.

Comment on welcome by Joe Schwairy

Joe Schwairy — Fri, 07 May 2010 05:31:40 +0000

David, this makes so much sense for you. With the amount you record and journal, a blog is soooo perfect. I haven’t been paying much attention to my FB messages and I almost missed your note. I am very glad that you are doing this.
The eerie synchronicity of finding Belinda Waldron and de Chardin here, coupled with the opportunity to read/listen to/absorb your stuff without the clamor of hour:minute:second is appealing. I’ll be back.

Comment on welcome by David

David — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:44:05 +0000

Oh do I identify with the “stopped-by-the-feeling-that-I-must…” experience. I know that “toying” isn’t necessarily the same as conviction, but on the other hand, it might be the first sign of falling nervously in love with a grand vision that might consume a lifetime—or chew it up if it weren’t pursued. I don’t know what I know until I try to write and I can’t even form the questions until I try to figure out the puzzle in front of me. So I vote for plunging in and consulting Teillard along the way. It’s arguably an urgent topic for exploration. Thanks for stopping by.