How many people have undergone the process of moving from one place to another..? Maybe one home to another, an apartment to a home, maybe downsizing in your later years? It's been said that moving is one of the most stressful events of life. I can certainly think of worse things, but it's up there, and it's exhausting....
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Last week I saw a website entitled '21 funny prayers to bless your day' - and honestly, I was a little bothered by how flippantly they approached prayer. They had silly prayers for eating endless amounts of pizza without gaining weight, and - "Oh mighty God, I pray that you grant me the ability to find my car keys?" As I said, I ...
We are here this morning to celebrate something that is arguably crazy... One of the biggest religious holidays is all about a man who was dead, and came back to life. Science and our own personal experience tells us that people who are actually dead, no pulse, no brain activity – truly dead – those people do not...
My oldest child, Josie, graduated High School this past week. I know many of you have gone through the same thing, but wow - where did that time go? There's so much more I wanted to do and teach, but here we are - and the countdown to her 'leaving the nest' accelerates. I'm well aware that I had over 18 years...
Have you ever had one of those really 'perfect moments'? They can be few and far between sometimes, but when they come - it's like all the stars align and everything feels right in the world.
Swami Vivekananda from India began his address to the Parliament of World Religions in Chicago in 1893. "Sisters and brothers of America!", he called as the crowd jumped to their feet for a standing ovation. He quoted from Hindu scriptures, "As the different streams all mingle their water in the sea, so, O Lord, the different paths which...
It seems you can't consume any media without quickly seeing a celebrity, politician or activist acting seemingly out of control. This morning we're finishing our series on the Fruit of the Spirit - so learning the characteristic of self control certainly seems like something that could help in a culture that continually demonstrates a lack of...
There's a gorilla named Binti Jua who currently lives at Brookfield Zoo. She's well-known for an incident that happened back in 1996. A three-year-old boy fell into the gorilla enclosure. Hoses were used to scare off some of the younger aggressive males and the crowd was horrified when Binti Jua approached the boy. They were sure she was...
