Portland, OR
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Christian Gifts + Books + Church Supplies
Est. 1983
Now Offering:
Porch Pick Up & Browsing
from a RESIDENTIAL LOCATION in SE Portland
(just East of i205 Between Holgate & Powell)
Mail Order
Delivery: Close in SE Portland
*Our shop location on SE 52nd is permanently closed*
I'm happy to bring items out for you to see in person, before you commit to buying.
*Every day inventory is being added to this site; if there is something you need and do not see here, give a call, we may have it & We do special orders!*
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*If the shipping looks off, please reach out by phone or email. I would love to assist in correcting it.*
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Understanding the spiritual aspects of aging is as important as appreciating the systems and biological processes that age us. Richard Rohr has given us a perfect guide to what he calls the 'further journey, ' a voyage into the mystery and beauty of healthy spiritual maturity.
--Mehmet Oz, M.D., host of the Dr. Oz Show
Falling Upward calls forth the promise within us and frees us to follow it into wider dimensions of our spiritual authenticity. This 'second half of life' need not wait till our middle years. It emerges whenever we are ready and able to expand beyond the structures and strictures of our chosen path. With Richard Rohr as a guide, this mystery can become as real and immediate as your hand on the doorknob.
--Joanna Macy, author of World as Lover, World as Self
In Falling Upward, Richard offers a simple but deeply helpful framework for seeing the whole spiritual life--one that will help both beginners on the path as they look ahead and long-term pilgrims as they look back over their journey so far.
--Brian McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christianity and Naked Spirituality brianmclaren.net
The value of this book lies in the way Richard Rohr shares his own aging process with us in ways that help us be less afraid. We begin to see that, as we grow older, we are being awakened to deep, simple, and mysterious things we simply could not see when we were younger.
--Jim Finley, retreat leader, Merton scholar, and author of The Contemplative Heart
This is Richard Rohr at his vintage best: prophetic, pastoral, practical. A book I will gratefully share with my children and grandchildren.
--Cynthia Bourgeault, Episcopal priest, retreat leader, and author of The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, Centering Prayer, Inner Awakening, and The Wisdom Way of Knowing
In Falling Upward, Father Richard Rohr--the founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation--offers a new paradigm for understanding one of the most profound of life's mysteries: how our failings can be the foundation for our ongoing spiritual growth. Drawing on the wisdom from time-honored myths, heroic poems, great thinkers, and sacred religious texts, the author explores the two halves of life to show that those who have fallen, failed, or gone down are the only ones who understand up. We grow spiritually more by doing it wrong than by doing it right.
With rare insight, Rohr takes us on a journey to give us an understanding of how the heartbreaks, disappointments, and first loves of life are actually stepping stones to the spiritual joys that the second half of life has in store for us.
The Invitation to a Further Journey vii
Introduction xiii
1 The Two Halves of Life 1
2 The Hero and Heroine's Journey 17
3 The First Half of Life 25
4 The Tragic Sense of Life 53
5 Stumbling over the Stumbling Stone 65
6 Necessary Suffering 73
7 Home and Homesickness 87
8 Amnesia and the Big Picture 97
9 A Second Simplicity 105
10 A Bright Sadness 117
11 The Shadowlands 127
12 New Problems and New Directions 137
13 Falling Upward 153
Coda 161
Notes 169
Bibliography 177
The Author 183
Index 185
In Falling Upward, Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves of life and to show them that those who have fallen, failed, or gone down are the only ones who understand up. Most of us tend to think of the second half of life as largely about getting old, dealing with health issues, and letting go of life, but the whole thesis of this book is exactly the opposite. What looks like falling down can largely be experienced as falling upward. In fact, it is not a loss but somehow actually a gain, as we have all seen with elders who have come to their fullness.
This important book explores the counterintuitive message that we grow spiritually much more by doing wrong than by doing right.
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The Duffy Family
Gifts of the Spirit
Gifts of the Spirit was founded in 1983 by Gladys and Mary Dieringer. When Natalie Duffy heard it was set to close, in September of 2018, she knew that our city couldn’t lose this little gem and has been operating it ever since, with her 6 little boys (and now a daughter) in tow. In November 2020, due to a rent increase and other complications of Covid, the sorrowful decision was made to permanently close the storefront and operate remotely from their home, allowing the ability to educate her children and still meet customer’s needs.
Gifts of the Spirit is happy to offer shipping and pick up options, as well as delivery to close in Portland, OR areas. We do special orders!
Please call 503-771-6442 for the physical address. This map only shows an approximate area.
Our physical storefront has closed, but we offer contactless pickup and browsing from our home’s covered porch in the SE Portland Vicinity not far from i205 and SE Powell Blvd.
Gifts of the Spirit pick -Up Vicinity Map
Business Hours
Monday — Friday
9 a.m. — 6 p.m.
Saturday
9 a.m. — 5 p.m.
Sunday
Closed