This passage from Luke, chapter 13, resonates. Don’t give up; try again; there is still hope; take action with care, try a different approach, Good can still result. Yes. Yes it can. And he told them this parable: "There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard, and when he …
Category: mental health
Low & Slow
Everything slows down at the coast, Conversation, expectation, heart rate, The lull of the ocean, white noise, white ripple, brown, blue, gray, Everything slows, the cold wind blows through, slow shift in the chair, sitting low on the deck, Mind, thoughts slow, ponder troubles and joys and the sun, low too in the southern sky, …
1st Tim, 6: Fight The Good Fight
Reading for Sunday, 09/22/2019 From First Timothy 6: 11-16, in part... "You must aim to be upright and religious, filled with faith and love, perseverance and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith and win the eternal life to which you were called and for which you made your noble profession of faith before …
Dadlife, Dark Side
I talk a lot about the positive. I promote the upside of things, look for the silver lining even in bad situations. That's the fundamental credo of this blog: be positive, find positive, share positive. But sometimes the dark side creeps in. Sometimes the dark side is strong. Sometimes it's been a long day, or …
READ.
I can remember way back to childhood. There was a campaign, "Reading is Fundamental." It promotes literacy. And I remember 3rd Grade book reports. How many "Encyclopedia Brown" books could I read? It seemed like a lot. But then I also came to realize reading made me fall asleep. My folks read at night. Sometimes …
Guest Post: “Be the Light” — YES!
I met Camille and her husband too last year when one of their son's played on the soccer team my wife was coaching (and two of our kids played on, too). Since then we've stayed in touch via social media, and we cross paths around town from time to time too. With that as backdrop, …
Darkness
We’ve all been there in one way or another. The darkness. Unsure, A little afraid. Or maybe it was worse; we had a sense of dread, maybe evil just around the corner, through the trees. Maybe you're somewhere in between; you can see the light off in the distance, but you're not sure you can …
Prayer for Generosity – Ignatius of Loyola
Eternal Word, only begotten Son of God, Teach me true generosity. Teach me to serve you as you deserve. To give without counting the cost, To fight heedless of wounds, To labor without seeking rest, To sacrifice myself without thought of any reward Save the knowledge that I have done your will. Amen. [Feast Day, …
Ignatian Prayer, Hearts on Fire
Ignatius developed and taught his friends to examine themselves, their actions, and intentions, through prayer. The Spiritual Exercises, The Examen, both came from the Ignatian approach to prayer. Following is from a "Lunchtime Examen" I found on an Ignatian Spirituality site. It sums up things nicely, step by step.The process is the same each day. …
Chill
This was the view I had recently. It was a 30-Hour Retreat. We got up early, almost like a work day to get there.It's good to do for mind, body, and soul. Regularly. For your own well-being, and for others.When you allow yourself to chill, it means taking pause, a bit of emotional and spiritual …
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