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How am I Supposed to Support My Needs AND Stay Focused on Heaven? Book 3, Chapter 26

Tim Moore October 4, 2018

How am I supposed to support my needs AND stay focused on Heaven? Thomas a’Kempis teaches us to imitate Christ through humble prayer. By this we will overcome our excesses of the senses (Matt4:1-11). Our soul gives itself over to…
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Can We Generate Goodness? Book 3, Chapter 40 of The Imitation of Christ

Tim Moore December 4, 2017

Book 3, Chapter 40: That a Disciple’s Goodness Emanates from God, not of Himself. Chapter Focus: Thomas breaks out in praise over the goodness of God. In opening with this quote from Psalm 8, Thomas is amazed that God even…
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What’s That? Do I Talk Too Much?

Tim Moore January 5, 2016

In Book 1, Chapter 10, Thomas a’Kempis advises us to use our words sparingly: staying away from chatter and gossip. Likewise, it is vanity to worry that others talk about us as much as we imagine! Likewise, we are our own worst enemy…
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY GOOD WORKS?

Tim Moore November 29, 2015

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY GOOD WORKS? Forewarned is fore-armed. This is a severe meditation on the contemplation of our place, our works, our good intentions, in light of God’s holiness. Thomas tells us that God did not spare…
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