Colleagues List, January 10th, 2021

 Vol XVI. No. 23

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NEW YEAR FIRST EDITION

Wayne A. Holst, Editor
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Dear Friends:

Welcome to 2021 and all that it has in store for us! How unaware we were of what would lie ahead of us just one year ago.

I offer as my Special Item for this issue a book we have decided to use in our church study this winter. How enriched our spiritual exercises can be when we approach books like "Braving the Wilderness" with mutual respect for both science and faith.

Other regular features of a CL issue are included here as well.

Wayne

PLEASE NOTE- If a link, below seems to be dead, cut and paste it into the address bar at the top of your web page and it should work.

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SPECIAL ITEM

Book Notice -

BRAVING THE WILDERNESS
The Quest for True Belonging
and the Courage to Stand Alone

by Brene Brown
Random House Canada, 2017
Paperback Edition 2020. 

$18.00 paper. $14.00 Kindle

ISBN #978-0-8129-9584-8

Publisher's Promo::

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A timely and important book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection

Look for Brené Brown’s new podcast, Dare to Lead, as well as her ongoing podcast Unlocking Us!
 
“True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are.” Social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives—experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. In Braving the Wilderness, Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. With her trademark mix of research, storytelling, and honesty, Brown will again change the cultural conversation while mapping a clear path to true belonging.

Brown argues that we’re experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection, and introduces four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe about ourselves and each other. She writes, “True belonging requires us to believe in and belong to ourselves so fully that we can find sacredness both in being a part of something and in standing alone when necessary. But in a culture that’s rife with perfectionism and pleasing, and with the erosion of civility, it’s easy to stay quiet, hide in our ideological bunkers, or fit in rather than show up as our true selves and brave the wilderness of uncertainty and criticism. But true belonging is not something we negotiate or accomplish with others; it’s a daily practice that demands integrity and authenticity. It’s a personal commitment that we carry in our hearts.” Brown offers us the clarity and courage we need to find our way back to ourselves and to each other. And that path cuts right through the wilderness. Brown writes, “The wilderness is an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching. It is a place as dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place as sought after as it is feared. But it turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it’s the bravest and most sacred place you will ever stand.”

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Author's Bio:

Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston, where she holds the Huffington Foundation–Brené Brown Endowed Chair at the Graduate College of Social Work. She is also a visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. Brown has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and her latest book, Dare to Lead, which is the culmination of a seven-year study on courage and leadership. She hosts the Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead podcasts, and her TEDx talk, “The Power of Vulnerability,” is one of the top five most-viewed TED talks in the world with more than 50 million views. She is also the first researcher to have a filmed lecture on Netflix. The Call to Courage special debuted on the streaming service on April 19, 2019. Brené Brown lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie.

Wikipedia Bio: https://tinyurl.com/y5ltwolw

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Author's Words:

Two Short TED Talks - by Brene Brown 

The Power of Vulnerability

https://tinyurl.com/wudrolrby 

Listening to Shame
https://tinyurl.com/ngtbqqp

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My Thoughts:

An important task for anyone leading 

a study group for religious folk and using

this book is to demonstrate how insights

contained here can fit within a Christian

(Jewish, Islamic, etc.) frame of reference.

To do this, a leader would need some awareness

of working in the social sciences and discerning

those discoveries that can be helpful to people who 

are attempting to apply scientific discoveries to

a given faith tradition.

The sciences, as represented here by Brown, 

can become a great asset to a person's faith

journey.

We are using this book among intelligent

faith-seekers who are spiritually discerning.

Thanks to Ms Brown for helping us in this quest.

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Buy the book from Amazon.ca:

https://tinyurl.com/yymadf25

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COLLEAGUE CONTRIBUTIONS

Elfrieda Schroeder,
Winnipeg, MB

In Transit Blog
January 6th, 2021

"Shadow-Land"
  http://ens-intransit.blogspot.com/

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John Griffith,
Calgary, AB.

What Was I Thinking? blog
January 7th, 2021

"On Telling the Truth"
  https://tinyurl.com/y538syvo

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Mark Whittall,
Ottawa, ON.

Sermons and Blog
January 8th, 2021

"Moments that Change Everything"
  https://tinyurl.com/yxcny9my

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Ron Rolheiser,
San Antonio, TX

Personal Web Site
January 4th, 2021

"What is Your Practice?"
  https://tinyurl.com/y5ervjem

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NET NOTES

ASSAULT ON US CAPITAL SHOCKS THE WORLD
A Tragedy Long in the Making

Catholic Register, Toronto
January 7th, 2021

https://tinyurl.com/y4gy2swh

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BROADVIEW'S TOP TEN POSTS FOR 2020
Most Popular Articles for Canadian Readers in 2020

Broadview UCC Magazine
December 23rd, 2020

https://tinyurl.com/y4bj3x7o

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THE AGORA IS ONLINE NOW
Christians Find New Meeting Place

Anglican Journal,
December 7th, 2020

https://tinyurl.com/y5a93nnr

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HOW TO MAKE A PILGRIMAGE INTO 2021
Beginning a New Year With New  Plans

Religion News Service,
December  31st, 2020

https://tinyurl.com/yxqvcltd

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WHAT JESUS MEANS TO ME AS A MUSLIM
Jesus Has Meaning for People beyond Christianity

Religion News Service,
December 24th, 2020

https://tinyurl.com/y5alngyo

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CHRISTIANITY REMAINS AN "IN PERSON" RELIGION
Even During  Pandemic this Remains True

Religion News Service,
December  24th, 2020

https://tinyurl.com/y4m3efgq

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C.S. . LEWIS ON 'THE LAST BATTLE'
IS A NARNIA TALE FOR OUR TIMES

Religion News Service
December 31st, 2020

https://tinyurl.com/yyw8wojg

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AMERICANS NEED CANADIAN PRAYERS
THEY ALSO NEED CANADIAN ACTION
by Matthew Townsend, Anglican Journal Editor

Anglican Journal
January 7th, 2021

https://tinyurl.com/y4ra6bjn

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WHEN WORSHIP BECOMES ENTERTAINMENT
DOES IT CONTINUE TO BE REALLY ESSENTIAL?
A Modern Challenge for Christians

Religion News Service,
December 3rd, 2020

https://tinyurl.com/yy9r8yz4

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AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY OFFERS BLACK
BELIEVERS A DECOLONIZED CHRISTIANITY
A Blend of Traditional Faith and Christianity

Religion News Service,
January 5th, 2021

https://tinyurl.com/y5bunerm

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WISDOM OF THE WEEK

Provided by Sojourners and the Bruderhof online:

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.  

- Saint Augustine

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America is a work in progress. So is democracy.

- Margaret Atwood

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The birth of Jesus made possible not just a new way
of understanding life but a new way of living it.

- Frederick Buechner

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The right things to do are those that keep our violence
in abeyance; the wrong things are those that bring it
to the fore.

- Robert J. Sawyer

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Love pulls people back to their feet. Bodies and souls
are fed. Bones and lives heal. New blades of grass
grow from charred soil.

- Anne Lamott

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As Christians, we are called to love our neighbors
and our enemies and prioritize protecting the most
vulnerable while advancing the common good.

- Jim Wallis

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CLOSING THOUGHT - Maya Angelou

History, despite its wrenching pain / Cannot be unlived,
but if faced / With courage, need not be lived again.

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ACTS programs beginning soon at St. David's United, Calgary:

ACTS MINISTRY STUDIES BEGIN IN LATE JANUARY!

This Winter, Our Groups Meet on Zoom

 

Monday Night Study 7:00PM to 8:30PM (90 minutes)

Ten Online classes run from January 25th to March 29th.

Our Book - "Braving the Wilderness" by Brene Brown

You buy it from Amazon.ca or Indigo

It will be your only cost for the series.

 

Thursday Morning Bible Study 10:00AM to 11:00AM (60 min.)

We meet January 28th to make our winter study Bible selection

Classes run until the end of March, 2021

We decide on our study agenda during our first class     

Invite new friends to join us via Zoom.

If you have questions, contact Wayne at waholst@telus.net

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