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Retreat, reflect, restore…but in relaxed ambiance and conversation with a small group of others at the newly created Spent Dandelion Monthly Retreats!
Over a spread of three days and two nights, we will savor good conversation, delicious cuisine, and wide and varied North Shore offerings.
Each retreat, while different in teachings, is uniform in cost and cancellation policy and follows the same general schedule.
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October 2019
Is God Still Jealous, or Now Just Envious?
Exodus 20:5 and 34:14 don’t leave much to the imagination about God’s self-awareness: upshot of both is that God is a jealous God. Even life-long English speakers confuse, though, the words ‘jealous’ and ‘envious.’ ’Jealous’ means unwilling to share. ’Envious’ means wanting what someone else has. It’s often overlooked that in the First Commandment, God doesn’t say that there aren’t any other gods: God says only that we shouldn’t have any other gods. There are options, that is, and by and large,…
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The Adventure of Advent
If a person could feel bad for a liturgical season, Advent would be the inspiration for a head-shake and a “you poor thing.” Even Thanksgiving is getting leap-frogged to get to Christmas, and lost in the whole shuffle is humble Advent. But Advent isn’t the loser here: we are, if we don’t saturate ourselves in the rich and complex and hair-raising and comforting texts and traditions of this under-rated season. Come to these days to learn more about the Advent…
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