Monthly Archives: July 2013

Should Jesus or Theus be in a church labyrinth?

Posted on July 28, 2013 by ftimothymoore

One of the curiosities of the Chartres Cathedral’s labyrinth is the missing plate at the center of the labyrinth. All that remains of the original plate are the huge nails that for hundreds of years secured it in place. However, … Continue reading →

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Youth camp & Taize

Posted on July 27, 2013 by ftimothymoore

While the triplets were at Passport Missions Camp in DC, Magay and I also got to attend camp – at the Taize Community in France. While Taize is a year-round monastic community, during the summer thousands of teenagers and young … Continue reading →

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Labyrinth playing & labyrinth praying

Posted on July 26, 2013 by ftimothymoore

You can never get lost in a labyrinth. It always leads home. One of the things I wanted to do on the second big trip of my sabbatical was to visit some medieval cathedrals, which have (or had) labyrinths. … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Sabbatical 2013 | Tagged Chartres, Enlightenment, labyrinth, prayer, rationalism, sabbatical, spiritual practice | 1 Comment

How do you know God?

Posted on July 18, 2013 by ftimothymoore

One of the writers I’ve been reading on sabbatical is the Episcopalian priest, Cynthia Bourgeault. In The Wisdom Ways of Knowing, she addresses the topic of knowing God. Protestants, with their emphasis on scripture (sola scripture), have mainly had a … Continue reading →

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Lectionary thoughts — Do we love cultural boundaries more than people?

Posted on July 9, 2013 by ftimothymoore

8th Sunday after Pentecost – July 14, 2013 Amos 7:7-17; Psalm 25:1-10; Colossians 1:1-14, & Luke 10:25-37 Know your place, even if it kills me. The thing we usually remember about the Parable of the Good Samaritan is the good … Continue reading →

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The delta of our lives

Posted on July 7, 2013 by ftimothymoore

I spent a good part of Saturday cleaning up the driveway at our lake house. Our lot is on a slope and the circular driveway cuts through the hillside. So, every time it rains a little bit of the hillside … Continue reading →

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There’s no place like home

Posted on July 1, 2013 by ftimothymoore

When Dorothy clicked her heels together and repeated, “There’s no place like home,” she couldn’t have been more right. We had the most amazing trip to see the sights of Rome, Athens and Istanbul, enjoy the beaches of Mykonos, and … Continue reading →

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