tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234904242011-04-21T22:07:45.215-07:00cuirim houseRyan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141680646582267392006-03-06T13:29:00.000-08:002007-04-11T17:47:27.431-07:00What is the Cuirim House?The Cuirim House is...a place of Discipleship to Jesus; where in the context of community we can learn the ways of Jesus. To become like Him as we spend time seeking intimacy with Him and do the things he taught us to do. The Cuirim House is modeled after the Celtic Monastic tradition. In the pursuit of intimacy with Jesus those involved spend their days in prayer, study and work. The Work isRyan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141680559571405692006-03-06T13:27:00.000-08:002006-06-03T15:48:40.386-07:00The Cuirim House is located about 15 minutes south of Nogales in Mexico.I was down there for two weekends in February with different teams who were working on the Cuirim House to get it ready for the summer work. It was a wonderful time learning about the Kingdom of God and the call to discipleship to Jesus. Here are some photographs of the community.Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141680302012797852006-03-06T13:22:00.000-08:002006-06-03T15:50:22.806-07:00The Kingdom Of GodJesus you are the Way, the Entrance into the Kingdom of Your God. Jesus I am aware how I have settled, set up camp and linger at the entrance. Not wanting or maybe not knowing how to stray to far from the Kingdom of Darkness. It sadly has become my friend a familiar place, it is a place that has formed me in a lot of ways, so to fully leave this behind is truly to die to Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141680138046436912006-03-06T13:20:00.000-08:002006-06-22T09:29:47.123-07:00"The kingdom of God is at hand." Lift up your eyes! Lift up your hearts! -John the BaptistRyan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141680015891556882006-03-06T13:18:00.000-08:002006-06-22T09:34:23.163-07:00>Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141679894950508212006-03-06T13:16:00.000-08:002006-06-22T09:35:59.686-07:00Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141679763338307832006-03-06T13:14:00.000-08:002006-06-22T09:38:51.370-07:00I think we finally have to say that Jesus’ enduring relevance is based on his historically proven ability to speak to, to heal and empower the individual human condition. He matters because of what he brought and what he still brings to ordinary human beings, living their ordinary lives and coping daily with their surroundings. He promises wholeness for their lives. In sharing our weakness he Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141679652447870922006-03-06T13:11:00.000-08:002006-06-22T09:41:25.206-07:00Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141679495714112092006-03-06T13:10:00.000-08:002006-06-03T15:52:04.583-07:00Here is excerpts of a recent interview with Brian Donohue:Why Mexico?We like Mexican people? We like Mexican food. We had established trust with the pastors built over nine years of short term trips. Visitors can fly into Tucson. Building is very inexpensive. The need along the border for God's work is hugeWhy did you begin the Cuirim (k-ear-um) Outreach?We have always dreamed of starting a Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141679395507095622006-03-06T13:06:00.000-08:002006-06-22T09:47:12.643-07:00Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141679152466108152006-03-06T13:04:00.000-08:002006-06-03T15:58:39.450-07:00My heart is transformed......by the smile of trust given by some people who are terribly fragile and weak. They call forth new energies from me. They seem to break down barriers and bring me a new freedom.It is the same with the smile of a child: even the hardest heart can’t resist. Contact with people who are weak and who are crying out...is one of the most important nourishments in our livesRyan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141679056232239232006-03-06T13:02:00.000-08:002006-03-06T13:04:16.233-08:00Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141678950939209722006-03-06T12:58:00.000-08:002006-06-22T09:58:09.380-07:00Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141678712759619902006-03-06T12:52:00.000-08:002006-04-29T22:26:15.066-07:00Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141677889795687042006-03-06T12:42:00.000-08:002006-06-03T15:59:22.446-07:00One of the Churches that the Cuirim House serves and works with!In our day heaven and earth are on tiptoe waiting for the emerging of a Spirit-led, Spirit-empowered people. All of creation watches expectantly for the springing up of a disciplined, freely gathered, martyr people who know in this life the life and power of the kingdom of God. It has happened before. It can happen again… -Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141670156408805212006-03-06T10:34:00.000-08:002006-06-03T15:56:05.140-07:00This is what the tire wall looked like when we startedRyan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141670072405409672006-03-06T10:33:00.000-08:002006-03-06T10:34:32.406-08:00Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141669976996947962006-03-06T10:29:00.000-08:002006-03-06T10:32:56.996-08:00Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141669730991252282006-03-06T10:26:00.000-08:002006-04-29T22:48:57.766-07:00Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141669610230909342006-03-06T10:24:00.000-08:002006-06-03T15:56:28.553-07:00This is the finished Product of our two days of labor!Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141669433111221342006-03-06T10:22:00.000-08:002006-06-03T15:59:57.946-07:00Why We Flee SilenceUnfortunately, in seeing ourselves as we truly are, not all that we see is beautiful and attractive. This is undoubtedly part of the reason we flee silence. We do not want to be confronted with our hypocrisy, our phoniness. We see how false and fragile is the false self we project. We have to go through this painful experience to come to our true self. It is a harrowing journeyRyan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141669341014461352006-03-06T10:20:00.000-08:002006-06-03T16:00:37.203-07:00Our Best JustifierThe tongue is our most powerful weapon of manipulation. A frantic stream of words flows from us because we are in a constant process of adjusting our public image. We fear so deeply what we think other people see in us that we talk in order to straighten out their understanding. If I have done some wrong thing (or even some right thing that I think you may misunderstand) and Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141669221449541702006-03-06T10:14:00.000-08:002006-06-03T15:55:24.416-07:00Let Those who Love Him Be like the sun when It comes out in full strength! -Judges 5:31Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490424.post-1141668854225319812006-03-06T10:12:00.000-08:002006-06-03T16:01:12.416-07:00Where God Is FoundIt is necessary that we find God, and he cannot be found in noise and un-peace...See how Nature—trees, flowers, and grass—grow in stillness; how stars, moon, and sun run their course in silence. The more we receive through quiet prayer, the more we can give in the activity of our daily lives. In essence, it is not what we say, but what God says to us and through us. All our Ryan M. Thurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565823712585009016noreply@blogger.com0