Great Garbo I never said, ‘I want to be alone.’ I only said, “I want to be left alone.’ There is all the difference. (Greta Garbo) For this reason alone, if for no other, the soul wants to flee people,…
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I Want to be Left Alone
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Seeking God, Pursuing Wisdom, Bringing Renewal
On April 26, 2015 I had the opportunity to speak at Bethel Church in Owatonna, Minnesota. I shared a message called Seeking God, Pursuing Wisdom, Bringing Renewal. In the first half of the message I talk about the importance of…
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Flight of the Spirit: Vision
Sixth Mansions: Chapter Five Flight of the Spirit: Part Four Flight of the Spirit To help us understand the flight of the spirit, Teresa compares our soul and our spirit to the sun and its rays. There is a certain…
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Flight of the Spirit: Imaginative Visions
Flight of the Spirit: Part 3 Interior Castle: Sixth Mansions: Chapter Five Teresa continues discussing the “flight of the spirit“. She also calls this the “sudden transport of the spirit”. When the spirit is transported, “the soul really seems to…
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Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 5
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