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    Three Gifts for Spiritual Wayfarers: Courage, Faith, Doubt
    Three Gifts for Spiritual Wayfarers: Courage, Faith, Doubt
    Three Gifts for Spiritual Wayfarers: Courage, Faith, Doubt
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    Three Gifts for Spiritual Wayfarers: Courage, Faith, Doubt

    By Tolbert McCarroll

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    How do we have confidence in our ability to deal with each experience we encounter? Where will we find the strength to follow our personal spiritual compass? Can we look at doubt as a tool for leading us to new understandings? Brother Toby uses the themes of Great Faith, Great Courage, and Holy Doubt as he takes on these questions.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateDec 12, 2018
    ISBN9780982732977
    Three Gifts for Spiritual Wayfarers: Courage, Faith, Doubt

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      Three Gifts for Spiritual Wayfarers - Tolbert McCarroll

      COMMENTS ON TOLBERT McCARROLL’S WRITINGS

      A moving spiritual journey of a man with courage and creativity which leads to new forms of spiritual life and social involvement. – Hans Küng, author of Christianity: Essence and History

      Brother Toby refuses to simplify the difficulty of doing good in a fallen world. He teaches us all how to look through the broken window at the stars. – Paul Monette, author of On Becoming a Man

      McCarroll’s spirituality is grounded in the earth itself, but it soars into the infinite. – Jonah Raskin, author of American Scream: Allen Ginsberg’s Howl

      A kindred spirit – Bill Moyers, PBS

      …rich in honesty, insight and compassion that can make our hearts more tender, more discerning and more capacious. – Parker J. Palmer, author of Let Your Life Speak

      …cries out against the indifference and callousness in church and society. – Henri J. M. Nouwen, author of The Wounded Healer

      Both tough and comforting. It challenges and assures at the same time. – Mario Cuomo, former Governor of New York

      …clear, direct, psychologically and intellectually sound and very practical. – Morton T. Kelsey, author of The Other Side of Silence

      I read this book, and I found I had new hope again. – Randy Shilts, author of And the Band Played On

      … deeply beautiful – Madeleine L’Engle, author of The Crosswicks Journal

      A superb work by an ‘unconventional monk’ … that will nest in your heart and quicken your imagination forever. – Cliff Edwards, author of The Shoes of Van Gogh: A Spiritual and Artistic Journey

      ALSO BY TOLBERT McCARROLL

      Stepping Stones: Daily Reflections by an Unconventional Monk (2016)

      Seasons: Through the Year with a Contemporary Monastic Family (2010)

      A Winter Walk: Transcendent Moments When the Trees are Bare (2006, 2018)

      Thinking with the Heart: A Monk and Parent Explores His Spiritual Heritage (2001)

      Childsong/Monksong: A Spiritual Journey in the AIDS Pandemic (1994)

      Morning Glory Babies: Children Living with AIDS and the Celebration of Life (1988, 1989, 1990)

      A Way of the Cross: An Ancient Path in Ordinary Life (1985)

      Guiding God’s Children: A Foundation for Spiritual Growth in the Home (1983)

      The Tao: The Sacred Way (Edited) (1982, 2018)

      Notes from the Song of Life: A Spiritual Companion (1977, 1987, 2011)

      Exploring the Inner World: A Guidebook for Growth and Renewal (1974, 1976)

      THREE GIFTS for SPIRITUAL WAYFARERS: COURAGE, FAITH, DOUBT

      Copyright © 2018 by Tolbert McCarroll

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the author or the publisher.

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