Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art
Both my husband and I enjoyed this book by Richard Rohr, who is a Franciscan Priest much appreciated by contemporary protestants of all stripes. He is calling Christianity to re-examine business-as-usual which I think is a terribly good idea.
Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty
I know people all over the world that marched last Saturday for equality, for love, for the earth, for respect, for reproductive rights, for representation.
This year, I’m making a single widely encompassing New Year’s Resolution that has all sorts of possible ramifications. Concisely, it is to “use what I have.”
“Love and ego cannot go together. Knowledge and ego go together perfectly well, but…
These are such simple intentions to carry throughout your day, but their impact is incalculable.
What we need are better habits and routines, as well as a plan of attack on our surplus of stuff.
The Golden Rule is universal wisdom that we all could apply more seriously for our mutual benefit.
I am realizing that I am not a thin mortal or a fat mortal, because I am not a mortal at all, but an eternal, spiritual idea of the one God that is infinite, ever-present, all-powerful, and good.
I’ve been saying for a long time that creativity, curiosity, critical thinking, and compassion are ultimately what is most important to teach and encourage in kids these days, so it is certainly nice to have some experts start to concur:
For those who would benefit from a summary of the book, I’ve included my notes below.
As we humbly linger in the vigil of Advent,
the whole world holds its breath.
Can we stop acting like we don’t have a problem? Can “both sides” agree to that as a first step, please?
I’m enjoying my one page list format from my recent Bible studies lately in my “bullet journal” and thought I’d share the blessings.
We must choose to consciously put a stop to polarized thinking of every stripe, and begin to fastidiously embrace all of God’s creation with everlasting, unconditional love.
Unless a person submits to this original creation—the ‘wind-hovering-over-the-water’ creation, the invisible moving the visible, a baptism into a new life—it’s not possible to enter God’s kingdom.
I loved the content, theme, and message of this movie, however the execution of the film brings my review down to four stars.