tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post7295300659432525416..comments2023-10-30T06:22:05.446-04:00Comments on The Cloistered Heart: The Two CitiesNancy Shumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-63253007624892113802015-08-31T15:54:48.205-04:002015-08-31T15:54:48.205-04:00YES YES YES YES! Pitched into a portion of the he...YES YES YES YES! Pitched into a portion of the heavenly realm - what a wonderful way to put it. Nancy Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-5211940301731300282015-08-31T08:38:24.885-04:002015-08-31T08:38:24.885-04:00I must read this book! What amazing truth and cla...I must read this book! What amazing truth and clarity: "Two cities have been formed by two loves." I love the "Church as an embassy." I feel at times like I am pitched into a portion of the spiritual realm of the heavenly city upon entering a church or cathedral; that the reality of this "city" is sensed so powerfully. So thankful for Christ's body! for the The Mad-Eyed Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033013996246941498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-78121663715812182582015-08-21T20:19:30.615-04:002015-08-21T20:19:30.615-04:00Oh, Susan, that is a great story!! (and I just rea...Oh, Susan, that is a great story!! (and I just realized I'm sitting here smiling at the computer screen :) !)Nancy Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-70209341996851057362015-08-21T15:23:38.933-04:002015-08-21T15:23:38.933-04:00I read City of God years ago and it was a great bo...I read City of God years ago and it was a great book. I have a funny story about it: I was reading it when my niece Rachel was about six or seven years old. (She is now twenty-five and works as nurse - how did that happen?!?) I showed her the book and told her it was written about 1600 years ago. She said, "Wow,", gently took it in her hands and looked at it reverently. I realized she Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com