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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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same, but didn’t have the time to respond in the moment. At some point, I will
share my new reflections from recently having a lively primarily African
American church (independent) as a client. It’s been a joy and a revelation and
rather provoking.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net
[mailto:dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><st1:PersonName w:st="on">LAURELCG@aol.com</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 21, 2012
1:38 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Dialogue] >From The
Week: Hearing the voice of God</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thank you, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Del.</st1:place></st1:State><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I'm struggling to learn to communicate
from the heart level rather than head. It's difficult and I often don't
succeed, but it's delicious when the magic works.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>From my 75-year-old brain cloud, I said
"Wes" in my e-mail. Was thinking of Rev. Bill. Where do those things
come from?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jann<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>In a message dated 8/20/2012 11:57:35
A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, delhmor@wamail.net writes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face="Microsoft Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:black'>I really appreciated this Jann.
One of the best experiences a few years ago was visiting the church
Eileen and George have been active in, in which the people are from all walks
of life and all types of theological backgrounds, and using an amazing variety
of vocabulary to describe their experiences. The common denominators were
joy within themselves, acceptance of one another and their great diversity, and
a care for their community. I’m sure there were other “denominators”, but
these were the most evident to a one-time visitor and observer. Wouldn’t
it be nice to “view” this, and participate in it, in most any gathering.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face="Microsoft Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face="Microsoft Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif";color:black'>Frankly, I was rather surprised
at the quick, dogmatic responses and judgment elicited by this latest writing
from <u>The Week</u> (which is a great mag, if you haven’t ever read it).
Granted, it wasn’t a ton of correspondence, but it came to me as quite
“old-fashioned”. Responses that seem to come before getting more information or
even asking a simple question or two before making such judgments, seem, to me,
to be as close-minded as the same persons probably accuse those of more
conservative religious views. What happened to the days when we felt
strongly that you should not critique a writer until you have read through
thoroughly and tried to be in their shoes as that writer? I guess some of
us have forgotten this. I’ve been learning in these past years to at least
attempt to listen for what a person is trying to say to me, rather than getting
blocked by the words used or the philosophy out of which one speaks. Is
there a new perspective? Is there a different slant being taken on an old
perspective? Is there an attempt to help the reader understand where someone else
is coming from, or why they have chosen the route they have taken? etc.
etc.??? Personally, I rather appreciate trying to understand just why
someone might think the way they do or act they way they act. Maybe it’s
just that I’m so much older than when I thought I knew everything!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><b><font size=6 color=black face=BrushScrD><span
style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:BrushScrD;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Del</span></font></b></st1:place></st1:State><font
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