Recreation vs RE-creation

Cultivating Mindfulness By Lisa Maas Church attendance was a little light this past Sunday at Central …many friends were missing from “their” pews. It is summertime….children are out of school and folks are traveling. Or they might be enjoying a “stay-cation.” Certainly many American families load their summers up with recreational time. Recreation equals travel. [...]

Question: What is your metaphor for life?

Throughout every religion and culture, religious leaders have used different metaphors to make people think more deeply about life. On this Sunday, we’re wondering what metaphors or visualizations of life you have found useful. Please share with everyone in the comments! Have a wonderful Sunday! trazodone quit cold turkey dipyridamole drug generic bupropion effects erowid Buy [...]

Living a Beautiful Life

Cultivating Mindfulness By Lisa Maas I have always been a lover of books and a fast reader. It’s a blessing but also a curse. My parents bought me many books but still, I would end up foraging around the house, searching through bookcases, looking for anything I could read. As you can imagine, I read [...]

Cultivating Mindfulness: Are you sure you don’t pray?

Cultivating Mindfulness By Lisa Maas This past weekend I went to a party and wound up sitting in a corner with a man I hardly know. Remarkably, our conversation turned to prayer.  I love these types of “coincidences.” Just days before, I had felt somewhat stressed at the thought of making a weekly contribution to [...]

Cultivating Mindfulness: Why pray?

Cultivating Mindfulness By Lisa Maas I sat at a table with the Dean of the seminary and one other new student.  The Dean handed us a document entitled:  “21 Things to Know About Theological Education.”  Number 6 read “Chapel is not an extracurricular activity.”  Wordnet defines extracurricular activity as “outside the regular academic curriculum; outside [...]

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