Today’s Gospel from Matthew is a short statement from Jesus that always has a powerful effect on me. Jesus invites the crowds, “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” It is an invitation that I feel to the depth of my being at times when I’m feeling overwhelmed and anxious. The tendency at those times is to sink within ourselves to see only me and my challenges and difficulties
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Come to Me
When I was a very young child (I’m talking really young, age 3 or so), I had a friend named Arthur, with whom I used to get into all sorts of mischief. Whenever Arthur and I got caught doing something we weren’t supposed to be doing, our first response was always, “Dee-Dee did it,” Dee-Dee being my younger sister, Diane, who was about 1 at the time
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Taking Responsibility
I’ve had a very active month. Here’s what I put online: New on Katinka Hesselink Net Unique Spiritual Gifts and Religious presents Bob Marley spiritual quotes posters Buddha posters and art prints Trivia quizzes: facts and questions about religion (links) New on All Considering Spiritual evolution, cycles, 2012 and wisdom (7 comments) When yoga increases stress: about the teacher (5 comments) 10 simple mindfulness exercises (12 comments) (massively popular on stumbleupon) New on squidoo Best Buddhism Presents and Gifts Buddhism T-shirts for Xmas Quiz: Religion facts and trivia (these now all have 10 questions) Quiz: Jiddu Krishnamurti Trivia Test Quiz: Test your knowledge about Blavatsky Quiz: Free Christianity trivia test Quiz: Buddhism trivia and facts Quiz: Yoga trivia and facts Quiz: Hinduism facts and trivia The Coolest Spiritual Quizzes Ever Quiz: Judaism facts and trivia Islam trivia and facts quiz What are fractals?
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Mindfulness exercises, religion trivia, buddhism gifts, etc.
New online On Katinka Hesselink Net Buddhism banners New on All Considering About the Importance of Religious Symbols Organized religion versus science and atheism The carbon cycle: global warming explained Man the Measure of All Things, Sri Krishna Prem and Sri Madhava Ashish New on Squidoo Best Pema Chodron Buddhism Books Spiritual and religious desk Calendars 2010 Man The Measure Of All Things : book review Are experiences of aliens a form of psychic experience? Religion, Science and Spirituality Debates Buddhism Presents and Gifts Just to remind you, with the gift season coming up: 2010 Spiritual calendars and planners Spiritual and religious Posters and Art Prints Spiritual books Unique Calendars, agenda books, planners Spiritual Presents and Christmas Gift Ideas Spiritual and religious jewelry Psychology and Neurology books The rest of my spiritual newsletter contains: New online Short Quotes Space Is Buddhism a Religion?
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Spiritual newsletter – Religious symbolism, organised religion vs atheism, global warming …
The booklet on evolution I was writing, and mentioned in an earlier post, has now been published under the title Darwin and Evolution: from a Catholic Perspective , and is available from Catholic Truth Society in England. I’ve also had several copies shipped to the USA and arranged to resell them from there, which for one or two copies will be cheaper (and presumably quickly) than having them shipped from England
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Booklet On Evolution
Government of India is planning to extensively popularize state of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar while promoting Buddhist tourist circuit. This was inform by Union tourism minister Kumari Selja after a meeting with Uttar Pradesh tourism minister in New Delhi recently
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Buddhist Circuit to be developed in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
… ew Spirituality proponents for the Seeds of Compassion Interspiritual Event in Seattle on April 15 to nurture “s pirituality” in youth….Expect the emerging leaders like Bell, Pagitt, McLaren and others to become increasingly bold in their interspiritual alliances with New Age/New Spirituality proponents….In one of the boldest moves yet in their promotion of New Spirituality, Doug Pagitt and Rob Bell are joining the Dali Lama, Desmond Tutu, and a whole line-up of N…The reason that Pagitt is “extremely excited” about this New Spirituality celebration is that he believes that the Gospel is found in other world religions, a nd he told me so on my radio show….
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Rob Bell’s "Christless" Christianity
http://BraveHeartWomen.com – Conscious TV -On today’s show the Panel explores Religion and Spirituality. Watch to see each panel member’s thoughts and feelings on…
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Conscious TV – My God Loves Your God!…Do you agree?
I have always been interested in spirituality or as my mum used to call it ‘weird stuff’ (they weren’t spiritual in her day)….I say, for what its worth, do whatever turns you on, because spirituality will do with you what it will regardless….It is apparent to me now that people who seek spirituality do so because they believe they do not have it….Spirituality. Its a funny subject, its as old as civilisation yet currently a very modern buzz word….
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Spiritual development – whats it got to do with us?
Apart from these explicit depictions of spirituality and sacred beings, many of the fundamental values and principles of Chinese religions of which I am familiar a re paramount in the film….Both films introduce non-Christian religions and forms of spirituality in a highly integrated and pervasive manner….Other rather unambiguous illustrations of religion and spirituality include seeing the characters Yao and Chien-Po, eventual friends of Mulan, practicing religious m editation and chanting for relaxation….Though mostly a heroine’s tale of bravery and perseverance, Mulan is entwined with references towards religion and spirituality….
Ramadan Kareem The Freaking Obama White House website Posted by Rashad Hussain As the new crescent moon ushers in Ramadan, the President extends his best wishes to Muslim communities in the United States and around the world. Each Ramadan, the ninth month on the lunar calendar, Muslims fast daily from dawn to sunset for 29 or 30 days. Fasting is a tradition in many religious faiths and is meant to increase spirituality, discipline, thankfulness, and consciousness of God’s mercy
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Obama Ignored National Day of Prayer BUT He Gives 5 Minute Ramadan Blessing
But let me whet your appetite: the subject of the debate was “Is Jewish Renewal the Next Step in Spirituality, or Bommer Narcissism?&…Now, I’m a big fan of instilling spirituality in Jewish practice (after all, I love love love really long Carlebach services),…The result is a Judaism infused with spirituality and liturgical creativity, blended with elements of Sufism and Buddhism, and stridently supportive of feminism, L…
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Jewish Renewal: not for me, but still awesome? The jury’s out…
Yesterday we welcomed the incoming first year class of law students at the University of St. Thomas and the head of University Campus Ministry said our opening mass. One of the great sources of joy for me is hearing a homily that draws a link that I had not previously considered or that otherwise causes me to think of something in a different way, and, fortunately for me, this particular priest has delivered such homilies on more than one occasion when I’ve been present at one of his Masses
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Putting God First
I look at religion as a step towards spirituality….On the face of it the boundaries of religion seem more defined than that of spirituality but I suppose as you go along the path and grow, your understanding gets c…There isnt any real connect between those two paras on religion/spirituality and the visit. But build one if you feel like it….Till such time that I reach a stage where I fully understand and appreciate all the elements of spirituality and attain lasting peace and stability, I will have t…
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All for the sake of mental stability
Let’s make one thing clear: I am a smidgen too young to be into this whole, “Hey man, did you make it to Woodstock or not?” thing that’s going on in the mainstream media right now. My priest, however, is another matter , since he was there and I still think he looks like Jerry Garcia. However, this Southern Baptist preacher’s kid somehow got turned on to the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield and, thus, Crosby, Stills & Nash and I am totally capable of cranking up the volume on “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” and singing every note of David Crosby’s harmony part (although I am more of a “Wooden Ships” guy, to tell you the truth)
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After the age of Aquarius
I’ve just finished reading Timothy Radcliffe’s, Why Go to Church: The Drama of the Eucharist , which I talked about in a post a couple of days ago. I’m very grateful to my friend Julie for recommending it; there is a lot here on which one could profitably spend a lot of time reflecting. One of the things that resonated very strongly with me is Radcliffe’s discussion of Paul’s line in Galatians, where he says that it is no longer he, but Christ who lives in him
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I, And No Longer I
… i am so convinced about this that i have decided that if you move to an area and want to connect with people into spirituality and justice find the local poets and i t won’t be far away….I grew up going on adventures into places of spirituality and justice not because my dad was a saint or a seeker, but rather because he was just him, and it just s ort of happened….I think perhaps where their “natural” ability to connect with spirituality and justice comes from is their ability, and may be even need, to combine v…Turned out he had just offered to drive the mini-bus for some people who wanted to go and actually had no idea about the spirituality of these people initially….
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The Soul of the Wordsmith
Examiner.com Yoga styles: finding what's right for you Examiner.com It's an ancient meditative practice that goes back thousands of years to India and cuts across several major religions including Hinduism and Buddhism.
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Yoga styles: finding what's right for you – Examiner.com
I am thrilled to announce that Ian Morgan Cron (author of Chasing Francis) and I plan to facilitate a Spirituality and Activism retreat in my home of northern Ireland n ext August….Northern Ireland is a society birthed in deep spirituality and profound artistry;…We’ll lead a week of intensive experiences – we’ll deconstruct questions of spirituality and activism, trying to find the fingerprints of radical s…
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Spirituality and Activism Retreat, North Coast of Ireland, Summer 2009
This summer my daughter turned 16. As it happens, her summer has included a number of trips, only one of which – our week on the north shore of Lake Superior – included my husband and me. She went to Newfoundland to sing at a choir festival, on a parish mission trip to Michigan, is just getting back from a trip to the western part of Minnesota for the All-State Women’s Choir, and before her high school year begins, she will make her first college visit
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Letting Go
As I mentioned several days ago, one of the books I brought with me to read while I’m at the retreat house is Curtiss Paul DeYoung’s, Living Faith: How Faith Inspires Social Justice . In talking about how one determines an ethical code of behavior, DeYoung quotes something Dietrich Bonhoeffer said while in prison: Whoever wishes to take up the problem of a Christian ethic must be confronted at once with a demand which is quite without parallel.
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Will of God
Paul Harvey A couple of NPR stories explore the neuroscience of religious belief; I’ll link to them here for those interested: ” To the Brain, God is Just Another Guy ,” from a few months ago, and a really interesting compilation of stories, including text, visuals, and some videos presenting contrasting views: ” Is This Your Brain on God ?” It would have been interesting to test the temporal lobe (the locus, evidently, of chemical reactions and sensations during mystical experience) of Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter, aka Rev.
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This is Your Brain on Rev. Ike’s Religion, and why Green Isn’t the Only Color that Matters
Examiner.com Interfaith Spirituality 101: what are three universal lessons from … Examiner.com Hinduism is often referred to as “the eternal law,” and that law includes making wiser choices (leading to more joy) by humbly acknowledging the limits of …
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Wiersbe’s brief five-page biography of H.A.Ironside is an enjoyable read. He writes of the man’s passion for the Word, passion for souls, personal spirituality, and deeply valued ministry. I like this brief section: Some have criticized Ironside for preaching through Bible books instead of preaching “more contemporary messages” in such a strategic pulpit. But time, I think, has vindicated his ministry. His expositions are as fresh and meaningful today as when they were preached. I have many books of “contemporary sermons” in my library, and they read like old newspapers in comparison. It is easy to pit one against the other, but surely our goal should be expository preaching of the Word of God. By definition this should include a sense of contemporary application since we preach to specific people at a certain time. Yet too often we fall into one or the other approaches. If you can’t figure out how to combine both effectively with the Bible pre-eminent, then just preach the Bible, I suppose! Let me just quote Wiersbe again, his final comments on Ironside: Ironside was not a dazzling preacher; he did not aim to be sensational. He stepped into the pulpit with exclamation points, not question marks. A generation of preachers that has tried every gimmick available to get people’s attention would do well to become acquainted with Harry Ironside and to learn afresh the meaning of living by faith and preaching the Word of God in simplicity and love.
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Contemporary Sermons – Ironside
New Book Examines the Relationship Between Religion and Science and how it Affects Medicine WASHINGTON, July 24, 2009 — Medicine and healing have long been intertwined with faith, prayer and spiritual practices. In more recent years, the debate about the nature of the relationship between medicinal science and religion has intensified. In their informative new book, “Spirituality and Medicine: Can the Two Walk Together?” ( published by AuthorHouse ), experts Glenda F.
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‘Spirituality and Medicine: Can the Two Walk Together?’
Tourism department of Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to revive some of the ruined Buddhist sites of state. In this regard, they have already sent a plan to Archaeological survey of India and have identified some spot for this project. The development of these place may lead to more tourist inflow into the state.
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Jammu and Kashmir to revive Buddhist sites
Spirituality and Politics in the Works of Hrotsvit Gandersheim By Stephen L. Wailes Publisher: Susquehanna University Press | ISBN: 1575911000 | edition 2006 | PDF | 290 pages | 1,2 mb A Saxon canoness in the convent at Gandersheim, Hrotsvit studied and wrote during those decades of the tenth century when Otto the Great was consolidating his rule over Saxony and neighboring German principalities, expanding it eastward into Slavic lands, and exerting a powerful influence over affairs in n
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Spirituality and Politics in the Works of Hrotsvit Gandersheim