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Year-ending,Year-beginning – Quote from Elizabeth O’Connor
Use New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day as a time of reflection on the year gone and the year to come:What took place in your home relations? Your work relations? Your church relations? What events in the larger community … Continue reading
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Paradigm Shifts and New Year’s Resolutions
Long ago before I heard of the concept of “spiritual formation,” I discovered Stephen Covey who taught the need to be effective not just efficient. He emphasized that to accomplish this would take paradigm shift, a willingness to change perspective and see the world differently. After a paradigm shift, when … Continue reading
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Starting New – 2013
I love the fact that human beings artificially created an end to one year and the beginning of another. I need to wind up and re-start, declutter (thoughts as well as objects) and think fresh, sort through and re-do, think back and plan ahead. … Continue reading
The Loss of Innocence
As I struggle to put words to my thoughts about yet another tragedy – this one taking the lives of so many children in the kingdom – I offer these thoughts by Mark Galli, editor of Christianity Today. Hopefully, it will help … Continue reading
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Enrolling a Child In Jesus’ School – By Jeff Huisman
Have you ever wondered how young a child can enroll as one of Jesus’ apprentices? I have. Eliana was 18 months old when Amanda and I joined the first Apprentice cohort at CMC. As we slowly absorbed the idea of … Continue reading
The Beautiful Miracle of Life – A Newborn Deer
The miracle of life is the most amazing and “wonder-full” gift God has given us. From humans to deer and everything in between, it’s a truly beautiful thing to witness. Watch this newborn fawn discover the world. http://www.godvine.com/The-Beautiful-Miracle-of-Life-a-Newborn-Deer-You-ll-Fall-in-Love-With-1076.html
Living in Wonder = Gratitude
Welcome to a new feature of our blog – video! Our first venture is a moving TED talk by photographer Louie Schwartzberg. His stunning time-lapse photography is accompanied by powerful words from a small child and a Benedictine monk, Brother David Steindl-Rast. Be … Continue reading
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Church goes to the Mall
Here’s to the power of music and the daring of a group of people who brought the meaning of Christmas to very surprised Christmas shoppers. Flash mobs at their best! Watch it to the end! You may need a kleenex.
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