Church in the Garden (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Butterfly wings arch
like cathedral windows
basking in the sun,
their yellow stained glass
Spirituality
Sunday School Lesson on The Ten Commandments
If everyone in the world could actually congregate around these old but perceptive guidelines, there would literally be peace on earth.
Grace Notes #6
I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good. I’ve even taken photographs of some of them –mostly with my iPhone–as shown in this post.
Lessons from Moses
I’ll briefly summarize the story of Moses, then I’ll highlight some of the lessons my Sunday School class gleaned.
Mary Baker Eddy in a letter to James Neal
Let all my thoughts and aims be high, unselfish, charitable, meek,—spiritually minded.
Honoring the Unseen (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Recently a friend
complimented a woman
on her gorgeous sari
and was shown
the intricate stitching
on the inside where
it would never be seen
as well as the detailed
filigree on the backs
of her stunning earrings
that no one would ever notice.
Refuse to be Homogenized
It takes courage to stand one’s ground against homogeneous thinking—thinking that simply melds into what everyone else is thinking.
Sharing Ramadan
The whole event was a great way to open up to the community, build relationships, and remove misinformation and stereotypes. What a good example for the rest of us!
Human Thought Must Conform to Truth
Truth is universal, impartial, supreme. It can’t be divided up, nor curated into one selective brand of reality. Neither can it act as a pendulum…
How Goldfish Got Their Smiles
It pleases me beyond reason that I actually know the person that had enough vision, faith, and fun to put the smiles on those fish!
24 Mistakes (by Jim Palmer)
Putting church over community.
Putting orthodoxy over love.
Putting certainty over wonder.
Putting teaching over conversation…
Sunday School Lessons from Joseph
Here were some of the lessons from this story we discussed in Sunday School:
The Key to the Fourth Beatitude
Be connected with your most fundamental yearning. Visualize righteousness as a force field: an energy-charged sphere of holy presence…
Christian Science Translates God
It is the infinite calculus defining the line, plane, space, and fourth dimension of Spirit.
JustServe App
Those seeking volunteers can post their needs and occasions, both ongoing and/or incidental, and those looking for ways to volunteer can easily contribute to their communities by searching out opportunities listed.
The Robe (Book Review)
I can’t say enough good things about this book, and I give it an enthusiastic five stars. I think everyone should read this Christian classic.