What do the haunts of past and present bring for the future regarding this Election Day – Tricks or Treats? Could we raise them up to promote acceptance and encouragement of spiritual growth for all souls?
To what degree are the spiritual virtues of “acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth” in your life as we approach the election? How could it matter? Is it significant that this week includes both United Nations Day and National Nut Day?
On whether we can enhance our society’s influence on the degree of justice, equity and compassion in our human relations.
Why? How would you get there? Are you willing to give up some advantages, certainties and comforts? Are justice, equity and compassion driving impulses in your relationships, or debatable ideals – or could they be both? And since 10/4 is the feast day of St. Francis, patron saint of animals and the environment, should we … Continue reading WANT JUSTICE, EQUITY AND COMPASSION IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS?
So many factors influence our personal sense of worth – genetics, family, culture, politics, history, technology. What say do you have in whether you and your life matter?
Do you have a one-word or one-sentence answer for why you exist? Does it expand into a haiku or a paragraph or a painted image? I remember angering my high school art teacher by painting a teleological picture of my life for art class. The guy just didn’t get myth. Sunday Service Joys & Concerns: If … Continue reading WHAT ARE YOU AND I HERE FOR?
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I’d like to share why I think our church needs a name and a couple of examples of what I think would serve us well – especially taking Appreciation as our name – or maybe All Souls Appreciation if we want to risk a mouthful. Sermon PDF
What is Independence Day about? On one thing we’d probably agree: It’s about the spirit of both individual persons and their communal people. But is the Spirit of ’76 a call to focus on Independence? Or has that view caused us to lose sight of the true north star of the Declaration? Is there a … Continue reading INDEPENDENCE DAY: WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
