Give Up and Be Perfect (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Notice it, embrace it, express it, get out of the way,
and enjoy being the only real, wonderful you.
Spirituality
Prayer Nuggets #1
Here are some nuggets from my private prayers that I’ve been outwardly working on lately:
Improve Your Time (quote by Mary Baker Eddy)
“Success in life depends upon persistent effort, upon the improvement of moments more than upon any other one thing.
Your Ticket to Freedom (Deepak Chopra quote)
“Where is the soul? Between every thought, we have a little space. That still presence that you feel, that’s your soul.
Like Vegetables in a Garden (Newspaper Article by Polly Castor)
I thank God that all tomatoes are not the same, and rejoice that all varieties are equally, but uniquely, wonderful. I feel that way about people as well.
A Wayside Sacrament (a Charles Kingsley Quote with Photos)
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful.
Beauty is God’s hand-writing – a wayside sacrament…
Art Education and Mental Health
Would those massacring shooters have done those horrible things if they had enough art in their life? I genuinely mean that question in a deep way, so let’s consider this.
Part of Something Bigger (poem by Polly Castor)
This quest is huge,
unbiased, profound,
and never ending.
Thankfully, by design,
fruition is unfolding
and assured.
Sunday School Lesson: The Walls of Jericho Tumble Down
Here are our Sunday School gleanings from the story of the fall of Jericho, where walls fell down through simple obedience to God’s unusual leadings.
Grace Notes #7
As I pray about fires, flooding, and hurricanes, it seems like a good time to focus on gratitude. Let’s not take any of the good we have for granted.
There is More Than Enough Good To Go Around
“There is a lie that acts like a virus within the mind of humanity. And that lie is, ‘There’s not enough good to go around. There’s lack and there’s limitation and there’s just not enough.’ The truth is that there’s more than enough good to go around.
Back At Creative Arts Camp
This is a church camp and I love the intersection of Christian Scientists and creative people. They are both my favorite kinds of people.
Response to Violence in Charlottesville: God Loves Variety
I thought this letter to the editor by my colleague on our local Ridgefield Clergy Association was a brilliant and needed response following the horrible happenings in Charlottesville.
Our Youngest Graduates from Sunday School
Yesterday our daughter graduated from Sunday School with her friend…see photos in this post of our graduation celebration, complete with photos of their Sunday School teachers, with their parents…
Who Truly Suffices (Augustine Quote)
..and by aspiring to be self-sufficing, he fell away from him who truly suffices him.”
The Great Spiritual Migration (Book Review with Notes)
This book makes some major great points and I am encouraged that it is so popular that it is making the rounds. It’s perspective is much needed.