Part 10: Theologian Turned Timothy

Tim Jurgensen

29 Oct 2024 — 8 min read

I crawled out the window and ran into the woods. I had to make up all the words myself. The way they taste, the way they sound in the air. I passed through the narrow gate, stumbled in, stumbled around for awhile, and stumbled back out. I made this place for you. A place for you to love me. If this isn’t a kingdom then I don’t know what is.
— Richard Silken

A man knows he has found his vocation when he stops thinking about how to live and begins to live.
― Thomas Merton

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Epilogue: A Word to Readers

Part 12: Beyond Belonging

Part 11: Participating in the Paradox

Part 9: From the Moral to the Mystical