{"id":423,"date":"2017-03-09T00:02:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T00:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritualquesters.org\/dev\/?p=423"},"modified":"2017-03-09T05:25:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T05:25:09","slug":"he-lived-for-others-the-spirituality-of-johnny-appleseed-rev-kit-billings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritualquesters.org\/dev\/he-lived-for-others-the-spirituality-of-johnny-appleseed-rev-kit-billings\/","title":{"rendered":"He Lived for Others: The Spirituality of Johnny Appleseed -Rev. Kit Billings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-426 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritualquesters.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/apple-195628_1280-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiritualquesters.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/apple-195628_1280-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spiritualquesters.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/apple-195628_1280-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spiritualquesters.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/apple-195628_1280-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spiritualquesters.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/apple-195628_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this message, Rev. Kit Billings, pastor at the LaPorte New Church in LaPorte, Indiana, reflects on the Swedenborgian spirituality of John Chapman, more commonly known as Johnny Appleseed, called &#8220;the American St. Francis&#8221; by some.<\/p>\n<p>Click below for a PDF version of Rev. Billings&#8217; talk:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiritualquesters.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rev.KitBillingsHeLivedforOthers-1.pdf\">&#8220;He Lived For Others&#8221; &#8211; Rev. Kit Billings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-425 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritualquesters.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rev.-Kit-Billings-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"91\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiritualquesters.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rev.-Kit-Billings-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/spiritualquesters.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rev.-Kit-Billings-768x1188.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spiritualquesters.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rev.-Kit-Billings-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/spiritualquesters.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rev.-Kit-Billings.jpg 1857w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 91px) 100vw, 91px\" \/>Rev. <span class=\"il\">Kit<\/span> Billings, his wife Penny and their daughter Julia moved to LaPorte, Indiana in 2012. He is Pastor of the LaPorte New Church, and also Chair of the Committee On Admission Into the Ministry of the Swedenborgian Church. <span class=\"il\">Kit<\/span> enjoys ministering with people of all ages, and supporting others in their journey of growth with the Lord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; In this message, Rev. Kit Billings, pastor at the LaPorte New Church in LaPorte, Indiana, reflects on the Swedenborgian spirituality of John Chapman, more commonly known as Johnny Appleseed, called &#8220;the American St. Francis&#8221; by some. Click below for a PDF version of Rev. Billings&#8217; talk: &#8220;He Lived For Others&#8221; &#8211; Rev. Kit &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/spiritualquesters.org\/dev\/he-lived-for-others-the-spirituality-of-johnny-appleseed-rev-kit-billings\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">He Lived for Others: The Spirituality of Johnny Appleseed -Rev. 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