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Becoming a True Spiritual Community: A Profound Vision of What the Church Can Be is unavailable, but you can change that!

In today's frenetic society, people rarely develop intimate friendships. Instead, they spend their lives essentially disconnected from others, rushing through life content with brief visits and casual conversations. But what if one were to develop a community, a spiritual community, of people who walked with and supported each other through life's journey? A community of real friends who listened...

and, until heaven, is an ongoing, never finished process. Beware, then, the guru, no matter how well pedigreed, with a complete system that explains personal problems fully and tells Christian helpers exactly what to do. Confusion need not be nourished—and about some basics it need not exist—but it should be expected, even welcomed, as we explore what it means to live spiritually in an unspiritual world, or in Nouwen’s words, to focus on the spiritual life. Disappointment, too, is inevitable. More