Angela Doll Carlson
Writer, finder of intersections between east & west, sea & sky, toil & triumph, plumbing & parenting...
"Faith is homesickness....
Faith is a lump in the throat.
Faith is less a position on
than a movement toward,
less a sure thing
than a hunch.
Faith is waiting."
-Fredrick BuechnerNearly Orthodox Book
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Day 12: The Spiritual Necessity of Tithing and Alms Giving
I gave money to the man who appears every day on the expressway off-ramp at Armitage and I-90east. I see him there walking slowly, shuffling really. He smiles a weak and nearly toothless smile, his face brown and rugged like … Continue reading
Posted in 30 (40) days of blogging, family, mystic, practice, struggle
Tagged alms giving, begging, care, homeless, tithing, winter
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Nearly Orthodox: Prone to Wander, pt 2
Excerpt from Nearly Orthodox: on being a modern woman in an ancient tradition When the homeless woman with the beautiful smile passed my car at the stoplight the first day on the way to school, Henry asked if I would … Continue reading
Posted in mystic, nearly orthodox book, struggle
Tagged chicago, holy fool, homeless, nearly orthodox, religion, wandering, xenia
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