The End, in its technical sense, for which one lives shapes one\u2019s entire life. If one\u2019s End is the Final Judgment, one will become holy. If one\u2019s End is the needs of others, one will become compassionate. Bunyan, Edwards, even Dante, had the Final Judgment as their End. Henri Nouwen, Jean Vanier, and Jim Wallis focus on the needs of others. Is anything more formative for life than one\u2019s End, and is anything more difficult to find than a life that maintains a proper balance? What are other Ends which shape us?<\/p>\n
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The End, in its technical sense, for which one lives shapes one\u2019s entire life. If one\u2019s End is the Final Judgment, one will become holy. If one\u2019s End is the needs of others, one will become compassionate. Bunyan, Edwards, even Dante, had the Final Judgment as their End. Henri Nouwen, Jean Vanier, and Jim Wallis […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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