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"Fearing joy"
Back in June, I published a very long essay on this blog titled “Melancholia & thisness: where does joy abide?“ In brief, this essay was a response to leadings I gained from rereading … more →
The Empty Path
"Fearing joy"
Michael Austin Shell wrote 1 year ago: Back in June, I published a very long essay on this blog titled “Melancholia & thisness: w … more →
Weeds (Part I)
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Michael Austin Shell wrote 1 year ago: Part I: The parable of the weeds in the field Part II: Religion or belief Part III: Wilderness and c … more →
Faith as a way of paying attention
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Michael Austin Shell wrote 1 year ago: The inside blurb to Secrets in the Dark: A Life in Sermons begins, “Frederick Buechner has lon … more →
Melancholia & thisness: where does joy abide?
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Michael Austin Shell wrote 1 year ago: Somewhere I have read that joy does not depend upon happiness. And somehow I have come to understand … more →
Am I a nontheist...? (Part III)
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Michael Austin Shell wrote 1 year ago: Part I: Languages of belief Part II: Survival faith and practice Part III: “Someone should sta … more →
Descartes' other error
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Michael Austin Shell wrote 2 years ago: One of my Friendly correspondents has reminded me that, back in February, I addressed some of the co … more →
On waiting and squirming
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Michael Austin Shell wrote 2 years ago: Being of melancholic temperament, my Quaker practice is occasionally reduced to long periods of inne … more →
"Teacher's-petitude"
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Michael Austin Shell wrote 2 years ago: I was hesitant to start a blog of the sort in which one promotes one’s own ideas, opinions and … more →
