The Notes with Andrew Nemr Andrew Nemr

One of the most powerful practices in the journey of spiritual formation is that of the interruption. If the way that we’ve always done something has lead to a particular organization of thought of action, and we want something different, the current patterns require interrupting. This note is a quick description of my plan to rest in July.
LINKS: The Notes archive.


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In a long talk about transformation John Maxwell centers the sharing of values as the catalyst for transforming. He is not wrong, but I disagree with the premise that sharing good values is what does the transformation. In this episode of the Talking Notes I explore why values fall short.
LINKS: the short, the longer talk, the renewing of the mind, love, the meeting of two worlds.


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A few months ago, a video of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker was making the rounds entitled, "How to spot an idiot." While part of a larger speech, the "idiot" clip went viral. Contempt is sneaky.
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How does how we think about positioning and change relate to our ideas of movement and propositions of life?
LINKS: Peter Boghossian’s Street Epystemologies, a one-day retreat on spiritual formation and rest, the four great questions of life, conversation – the type that leads to deeper discovery.


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What do the existence of both ecstatic dancing and formal dancing about our relationship to forms and the desire for freedom. This note explores this idea at the nexus of tap dancing, apprenticing to become a pastor, and life.
LINKS: Sanctuary Ministries, Hillary McBride, Pheeroan AkLaff, Rashied Ali, DayBreaker, Henry LeTang.


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The tap dancer Bubba Gaines, in taking on Bettye Morrow as an apprentice, told her that he was happy to teach her because she hadn’t been taught wrong. Wrong teaching is everywhere, and by it comes the need for correction. Correction is described as a painful experience, but does it have to be? In this episode I wander through Psalm 23, Tap Dance Land, and my own relearning to explore...


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