September 19, 2006 | 3 comments
It’s the feature article in Time magazine this week. Many popular preachers in mainstream America today preach a prosperity gospel, the lead article claims, promising health and wealth to those who follow their church’s teachings. The reporters query as to
September 18, 2006 | No comments yet
I was summoned to jury duty today. Oh boy! A favorite job! While waiting at the Justice Center at 8 o’clock this morning for instructions on what to do along with 36 other dutiful citizens, I read a brochure titled,
September 18, 2006 | No comments yet
Do you ever keep busy for the sake of keeping busy? In this “task-a-minute-world” with endless to-do lists and countless demands on our time, a mindset of always keeping busy can start to develop. If we aren’t doing something, we
September 15, 2006 | 2 comments
Found an excellent piece by Linda Douty on silencing all the noise in our head that prevents us from hearing the voice of God. She points out that external commotion is only one distraction to spiritual communion with the divine.
September 14, 2006 | 1 comment
I’m going to conduct a funeral service today for a family in town whose patriarch passed on this weekend. In looking for words of comfort to assure my audience their beloved family member is still alive and well I thought