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The Christian Science church encourages its members to think for themselves, which often means we don’t always agree on everything, but we have
I unearthed a list of these statistics (compiled anonymously) regarding 1906. I felt it was interesting to see how different things were then.
“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word – excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.”
Today my husband and I had the privilege of hearing the Dalai Lama live at our nearby college. Last spring, a lottery was held to see who would be…
I’ve been pondering today what I want to remember because of having read this wonderful blog post by Katrina Kenison.
I am so proud of the Association of Religious Communities (ARC) Board of Directors for signing the following Statement of Concern.
I found the viral YouTube video below very inspiring, and even though it was merely staged to advertise shoes, it got me thinking.
When I was painting today, it seemed all around me were people salivating to paint. One grandmother told me she could never paint, and I assured her anyone…
Reading books is a glorious oasis for me, which is why it was an unexpected revelation that I actually didn’t have to finish these two perfectly fine books.
Remember Kodak: the industry standard, a huge, powerful, influential, wealthy company? Ever heard of Shutterfly? Well, Shutterfly just took over Kodak.
“Nothing will give permanent success in any enterprise in life, except native ability cultivated by honest and persevering effort. Genius is…” George Elliot
Our son just came back from graduating from the National Leadership Council program in Colorado. Apparently he had an epiphany while there and felt an urgent…
This thought of three rules instead of one was shared at our church testimony meeting. I liked it and wanted to share it. Do you know the Silver and Diamond…
I went to a lovely memorial service held today for my friend’s husband. Even though I had never met him, I wanted to be there to be supportive of her.
At my monthly town clergy meeting yesterday we discussed these “guidelines for mutuality” which are ways to overcome conflict, and resolve differing points of view in a group.
I’ve been thinking about these four quotes juxtaposed with each other and thought they may hit the nail on the head for you too…
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I was struck by reading the following today, written by a fourteen year old, and quoted in a message by Charles Swindoll of the Northwest Bible Church in Dallas, Texas: