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John Pattison commented on the post, The Half-Life of Holiness, Part 2 4 years, 1 month ago
Thanks for reading and commenting, Linda! I feel the same way as you, which is why I find myself “collecting” little stories like these — not to publish, but to hold on to for my personal encouragement.
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John Pattison wrote a new post, The Half-Life of Holiness, Part 2 4 years, 1 month ago
In Part 1 of this piece I talked a bit about my new project on the re-enchanting of ordinary life. I also reflected on whether faithful presence might leave a trace that can be felt many years […]
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John Pattison commented on the post, The Half-Life of Holiness, Part 1 4 years, 2 months ago
Thank you, Cathy!
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John Pattison wrote a new post, The Half-Life of Holiness, Part 1 4 years, 2 months ago
I recently had the privilege of editing a manuscript for my friend, the artist and writer Kari Gale. Kari writes a lot about pilgrimage and her forthcoming book describes the ten weeks she spent on Iona, a small […]
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This is beautiful. I would love to read this book!
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Thank you, Cathy!
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John Pattison wrote a new post, Reports of the Church's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated 4 years, 2 months ago
I spent a lot of time on the road in 2016. Too much time probably, considering that I was out there talking about the virtues of slowing down and staying put.
During one 120-day stretch, I traveled one out of […]
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John Pattison wrote a new post, If Steve Jobs Translated the Beatitudes 4 years, 4 months ago
I can’t remember for sure how it started. I think I was just driving around in my car when a phrase suddenly came to mind: “Here’s to the weak ones…”
And those words must have reminded me of the first line of A […]
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John Pattison wrote a new post, Theoluminescent: On Seeing and Being Seen 4 years, 4 months ago
One of the topics I’m asked to speak about most often at churches and conferences and in workshops is how God is helping churches see their neighborhoods with fresh eyes. But lately I’ve also been drawn to a […]
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West Coast Rabbits 4 years, 12 months agoHello!
Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is John Pattison, and I live in Silverton, Oregon, which is about 40 minutes or so south of Portland.
I’ve wanted to attend Hutchmoot for a while but didn’t have the chance until this year, when I was asked to present. I had a great time.
I love the conversations being facilitated by The Rabbit…[Read more]
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Thanks for sharing this. I often find it hard to believe that anything I can do matters in a larger sense. But in stories like this, I find hope that the little, seemingly unimportant things might actually be part of something bigger that does matter.
Thanks for reading and commenting, Linda! I feel the same way as you, which is why I find myself “collecting” little stories like these — not to publish, but to hold on to for my personal encouragement.