Bøger af Christopher Shaw

Christopher Shaw met Jon Cody in 1972 when he moved to Stony Creek, New York, a remote hamlet in the southern Adirondacks. Their close and at times rocky friendship lasted until Cody's death in 2015. In this sprawling, at times piercingly honest and direct memoir, Shaw recounts how Cody, the older one-armed dope dealer and fine leather craftsman, exasperated, supported, and goaded him, and how he found only late in their time together how Cody held the key to one of Shaw's biggest childhood mysteries. What starts reading like a quaint regional narrative soon takes a number of surprising turns. It all takes place in the Adirondack backcountry and tourist meccas, enlivened by scenes from its wilds and its barrooms, and by the often confused expressions of love between men.

This book examines the unstable boundary between theology and secularity. Rather than locating these in a constant state of opposition, it charts a path toward their reconciliation. It moves from a hermeneutical reading of Meister Eckhart's defining statement that 'Being is God' to a mystically informed understanding of God's presence in the world.

Por estar en una posición en la que se le exige mucho, el líder se ve en la necesidad constante de hacer un alto en el camino para alzar los ojos al Único capaz de suplir todas sus necesidades. El Señor no solamente promete afirmar sus pasos, sino también equiparlo con todo lo necesario para que él pueda cumplir su misión. Alzar sus ojos a Jesús es un ejercicio indispensable para el líder. Es la acción que le permitirá permanecer enfocado; por medio de ella, podrá escuchar a Dios y ser fortalecido y dirigido por él. Al perseverar en esta disciplina, el líder descubrirá que lentamente se produce esa maravillosa transformación que permite a los demás reconocer la mano de Dios sobre su vida y su ministerio.Being a leader demands a lot, which is why we need to constantly stop along the way to lift our eyes to the only One who is able to fulfill all of our needs. The Lord not only promises to steady our steps, but also equip us with everything we need so that we can fulfill our mission. Lifting our eyes to Jesus is an indispensable exercise: it is the action that will allow us to stay focused, strengthened, and led by him.